Standoff At Tiananmen

How Chinese Students Shocked the World with a Magnificent Movement for Democracy and Liberty that Ended in the Tragic Tiananmen Massacre in 1989

Relive the history with this blog and my book, a narrative history of the movement.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Days of 1989: A Chronology

Recounting the days of 1989, one day at a time

June
  1. June 5, 1989
  2. June 4, 1989
  3. June 3, 1989
  4. June 2, 1989
  5. June 1, 1989

May
  1. May 31, 1989
  2. May 30, 1989
  3. May 29, 1989
  4. May 28, 1989
  5. May 27, 1989
  6. May 26, 1989
  7. May 25, 1989
  8. May 24, 1989
  9. May 23, 1989
  10. May 22, 1989
  11. May 21, 1989
  12. May 20, 1989
  13. May 19, 1989
  14. May 18, 1989
  15. May 17, 1989
  16. May 16, 1989
  17. May 15, 1989
  18. May 14, 1989
  19. May 13, 1989
  20. May 12, 1989
  21. May 11, 1989
  22. May 10, 1989
  23. May 9, 1989
  24. May 8, 1989
  25. May 7, 1989
  26. May 6, 1989
  27. May 5, 1989
  28. May 4, 1989
  29. May 3, 1989
  30. May 2, 1989
  31. May 1, 1989

April
  1. April 30, 1989
  2. April 29, 1989
  3. April 28, 1989
  4. April 27, 1989
  5. April 26, 1989
  6. April 25, 1989
  7. April 24, 1989
  8. April 23, 1989
  9. April 22, 1989
  10. April 21, 1989
  11. April 20, 1989
  12. April 19, 1989
  13. April 18, 1989
  14. April 17, 1989
  15. April 16, 1989
  16. April 15, 1989
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In 1989, students in Beijing, China, rose against the tyranny of their own government. In the short span of two months, the spectacular movement evolved from petitioning to loyal opposition and then, in the face of military suppression, to seeking a change in the communist regime. This book is a narrative history of that magnificent time when they experienced joys of mass demonstrations, sorrow of a prolonged hunger strike, disillusionment with their own rank and file, and the deep anger over a massacre. It is a compelling human story that is being told for the first time.

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  • Prologue
  • Excerpt: Hu Yaobang's Funeral
  • Excerpt: April 27 Demonstration
  • Excerpt: Hunger Strike Decision
  • Excerpt: Dialogue with Yan Mingfu
  • Excerpt: Meeting Li Peng
  • Excerpt: Ending Hunger Strike
  • Excerpt: May 27, 1989
  • Excerpt: Chai Ling's "Last Word"
  • Excerpt: The Night of Massacre

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