Events that took place in Tiananmen Square in China in April 1989, is widely known, just came across some interesting pictures, which I did not previously see dovodilos.
In these photos depicted excitement in Beijing, which began after the death of the liberal policy of the Chinese Hu Yaobang. Tiananmen students gathered to honor his memory and to demand to remove from it occurred charges of anti-state activities. Subsequently, these requirements quickly obrasli new: protests against rising prices, corruption, the requirements of liberalization of the political system. In the end, tired of the government riots and led by a hard option disperse the crowd, because refused to disperse peaceful protesters. That this has happened, you can deduct in the article, if these events you are not familiar.