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1989 Tiananmen Square protests

The Government's loudspeaker announced The beginning of the Clearance of the Square

Sunday Jun 4, 1989 at 04:00:00 AM
Tian'anmen Square, Beijing, China

At 4 am, the lights on the Square suddenly turned off, and the government's loudspeaker announced: "Clearance of the Square begins now. We agree with the students' request to clear the Square." The students sang The Internationale and braced for a last stand. Hou returned and informed student leaders of his agreement with the troops.


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