It has been 25 years since massive protests in Beijing and other Chinese cities, and China's crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.
The Crackdown in Tiananmen Square
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A man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square, June 5, 1989.
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The bodies of dead civilians lie among mangled bicycles near Beijing's Tiananmen Square, June 4, 1989.
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A blood-covered protester holds a Chinese soldier's helmet following violent clashes with military forces during pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, June 4, 1989.
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Pro-democracy demonstrators pitch tents in Beijing's Tiananmen Square before their protests were crushed by the People's Liberation Army on June 3, 1989.
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A man tries to pull a Chinese soldier away from his comrades as thousands of Beijing citizens turned out to block thousands of troops on their way towards Tiananmen Square, June 3, 1989.
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A military helicopter drops leaflets above Tiananmen Square, May 22, 1989.
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Beijing University students wave fists and flags as Chinese military helicopters fly over Tiananmen Square, May 21, 1989.
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Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang speaks with fasting university students in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, May 19, 1989.
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Hundreds of thousands of people fill Tiananmen Square in Beijing, May 17, 1989.
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Beijing University students relax in Tiananmen Square as their hunger strike for democracy begins a fourth day, May 16, 1989.
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Students shout after breaking through a police blockade during a pro-democracy march to Tiananmen Square, Beijing, May 4 1989.
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Student demonstrators scuffle with police as they try to break the guard line to march to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, April 27, 1989.
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Chinese students link arms in solidarity at dawn in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, April 22, 1989.
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A student leader tries in vain to settle down a crowd of Beijing University students who converged on the Chinese Communist Party headquarters after demonstrating at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, April 19, 1989.
