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19 April Students march to Zhongnanhai, where the government leaders live, to have a sit-in demonstration. Students and police clash. 15 April Hu Yaobang, former General Secretary of the Communist Party and well known reformer, dies. Posters begin to appear mourning his death. 30 May The "Goddess of Democracy" is erected in the Square. 4 May 100,000 students protest. 4 June During the early morning hours, troops clear Tiananmen Square. 22 April Funeral for Hu Yaobang. 26 April
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A Brief Chronology of Events at Tiananmen Square (1989)
15 AprilHu Yaobang, former General Secretary of the Communist Party and well known reformer,dies. Posters begin to appear mourning his death.
19 AprilStudents march to Zhongnanhai, where the government leaders live, to have a sit-indemonstration. Students and police clash.
22 April Funeral for Hu Yaobang.
26 AprilDemonstrations continue, but the official newspaper, People's Daily, says the protests arejust an "organized conspiracy to sow chaos." More than 150,000 angry students breakthrough police lines and return to Tiananmen Square.
4 May 100,000 students protest.
13 MayFrustrated by the lack of official response to their demands, more than 1,000 studentslaunch a hunger strike.
17-18 May Close to 1 million people march to the Square to support the hunger strike.
19 May Students and citizens prevent troops from entering Tiananmen Square.
30 May The "Goddess of Democracy" is erected in the Square.
2 JunePLA (People's Liberation Army) troops with tanks and armored personnel carriers enterBeijing to clear the Square.
3 June Scattered shooting in the streets of Beijing; hundreds killed.
4 June During the early morning hours, troops clear Tiananmen Square.
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