Photos: The 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests Alan Taylor June 4, 2014 44 Photos In Focus From the night of June 3 through the early morning of June 4, 1989, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) violently cleared Beijing's Tiananmen Square of protesters, ending a six-week demonstration that had called for democracy and widespread political reform. The protests began in April of 1989, gaining su
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