Tiananmen square
1. The year(s) the event took place(The events must be in chronological order)
2. A 3-4 sentence description of the event
1. The event took place from April 15 to June 4 in 1989.
2. The Tiananmen Square protests were a pro-democracy movement led by students and intellectuals in Beijing, China. The participants were calling for political reform, freedom of speech, and an end to corruption. The protests gained international attention, as millions of people gathered in Tiananmen Square to show their solidarity. However, the Chinese government eventually declared martial law and deployed thousands of troops and tanks to suppress the movement. On June 4, the military crackdown resulted in a violent confrontation, leading to casualties and the end of the protests.