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Tiananmen Square (1989)
The Tiananmen Square protests of April-June 1989 were student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing and other Chinese cities. An estimated one million people gathered in Tiananmen Square at the movement's peak. The protests called for political reform, free press, and an end to official corruption. On 3-4 June 1989, the Chinese government declared martial law and deployed the military. The death toll from the crackdown was at least several hundred and possibly several thousand. The Chinese government imposed strict censorship of the event.