Tiananmen Square protests (1989)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tiananmen_Square_protests_(1989)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
protest
gptkbp:cause demand for political reform
demand for anti-corruption measures
demand for freedom of speech
economic concerns
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Hong_Kong_candlelight_vigil
gptkb:Tiananmen_Mothers
June 4
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:deathsEstimate hundreds to thousands
gptkbp:endDate 1989-06-04
gptkbp:governmentResponse state of emergency
use of military force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiananmen Square protests (1989)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:1980s_Chinese_economic_reforms
global pro-democracy movements
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Zhao_Ziyang
gptkb:Hu_Yaobang
gptkb:Li_Peng
gptkb:Deng_Xiaoping
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance
increased censorship in China
annual vigils in Hong Kong
international human rights advocacy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Tiananmen_Square
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
censored in China
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tiananmen_Square_Massacre
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Tank_Man
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Chinese_Communist_Party
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Chinese_government
students
workers
intellectuals
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hu_Yaobang's_death
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_democracy_movement
student movements
pro-democracy protests
gptkbp:result arrests
international condemnation
deaths of protesters
military suppression
censorship in China
gptkbp:startDate 1989-04-15
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
news reports
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_Communist_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5