Days

Recounting the days of 1989, one day at a time

1989

January

March

  1. March 5, 1989: Protests and Riots Erupts in Tibet
  2. March 7, 1989: Martial Law Declared in Tibet
  3. March 14, 1989: 43 Intellectuals cosigned an open letter to People's Congress
  4. March 22, 1989: The Democracy Salon was Revived at Peking University
  5. March 26, 1989: Poet Haizi Committed Suicide
  6. March 29, 1989: The Democracy Salon Attracted Attention

April

  1. April 3, 1989: Peking University Students Protest
  2. April 5, 1989: Wang Dan publishes a new magazine, Li Shuxian speaks at Democracy Salon
  3. April 12, 1989: Wu Zuguang speaks at Democracy Salon
  4. April 15, 1989: Hu Yaobang is Dead
  5. April 16, 1989: Spontaneous Commemoration of Hu Yaobang Starts
  6. April 17, 1989: Students March to Tiananmen Square
  7. April 18, 1989: Students Stage Sit-in's at Great Hall of People and Xinhuamen
  8. April 19, 1989: A Preparatory Committee is formed in Peking University, More Confrontation at Xinhuamen
  9. April 20, 1989: Students March in the Rain
  10. April 21, 1989: Students March into Tiananmen Square for Hu Yaobang Funeral
  11. April 22, 1989: Students Participate Hu Yaobang Funeral; Shen Tong Sets Up Broadcast Station
  12. April 23, 1989: Beijing Students Autonomous Federation is Formed
  13. April 24, 1989: At Peking University, the Preparatory Committee Experiences its First Major Setback
  14. April 25, 1989: Students Decide to Plan a March
  15. April 26, 1989: BSAF has First Press Conference; Students Agonize on Protest March
  16. April 27, 1989: The Day of the Glorious Protest March
  17. April 28, 1989: First Major Change in the BSAF Leadership
  18. April 29, 1989: First Dialog between Students and the Government
  19. April 30, 1989: Zhao Ziyang Returns; A Dialogue Delegation is Formed

May

  1. May 1, 1989: Peking University Student Leadership Turnover
  2. May 2, 1989: Students Submit Petition with an Ultimatum
  3. May 3, 1989: Government Rejects Students Petition, BSAF Reacts, Zhao Ziyang Speech
  4. May 4, 1989: Large-Scale Protests Spread around the Country
  5. May 5, 1989: Students Return to Classes, People's Daily Reports Demonstration
  6. May 6, 1989: Dialogue Delegation Submits Petition, Some Students Continue Class Strike
  7. May 7, 1989: The Movement Heads into a Low
  8. May 8, 1989: Two Schools Continue to Class Strike
  9. May 9, 1989: Young Reporters Launch their Own Petition
  10. May 10, 1989: Students Launch Bicycle Rally to Support Reporters
  11. May 11, 1989: Reporters Got their Dialogue, Students Decide on Hunger Strike
  12. May 12, 1989: The Launching of Hunger Strike
  13. May 13, 1989: Hunger Strikers March to Tiananmen, Yan Mingfu Reacts
  14. May 14, 1989: Dialog with Yan Mingfu
  15. May 15, 1989: Gorbachev Arrives, Hunger Strike Headquarters Forms
  16. May 16, 1989: Hunger Strike Continues Amid Sino-Soviet Summit
  17. May 17, 1989: Millions March to Support Students, Targeting Deng Xiaoping
  18. May 18, 1989: Premier Li Peng Meets with Students
  19. May 19, 1989: Zhao Ziyang Makes Farewell, Li Peng Announces Martial Law
  20. May 20, 1989: Beijing Residents and Students Block Martial Law Troops
  21. May 21, 1989: Li Lu Stages his Wedding at Tiananmen Square
  22. May 22, 1989: BSAF Lost Control of Tiananmen Square
  23. May 23, 1989: Mao's Portrait Defaced, Capital Joint Conference Organizes
  24. May 24, 1989: The Headquarters for Defending Tiananmen is now in Charge
  25. May 25, 1989: Yang Tao Proposes "Empty Campus" Plan
  26. May 26, 1989: Students Vote to Continue Occupying Tiananmen Square
  27. May 27, 1989: A Decision to Withdraw Fails
  28. May 28, 1989: Chai Ling Makes a Videotape, Global Demonstration
  29. May 29, 1989: Chai Ling Returns, Goddess of Democracy Comes to Tiananmen
  30. May 30, 1989: Goddess of Democracy Unveiled
  31. May 31, 1989: Pro-Government Demonstration 

June

  1. June 1, 1989: Chai Ling Kidnapped by Fellow Students
  2. June 2, 1989: Calm before the Storm
  3. June 3, 1989: Eve of Massacre
  4. June 4, 1989: Day of Massacre
  5. June 5, 1989: Tank Man
  6. June 6, 1989: Riots in Many Cities, Yuan Mu Press Conference
  7. June 8, 1989: Li Peng Reappears, Chai Ling Records an Underground Tape
  8. June 9, 1989: Deng Xiaoping Receives Martial Law Troops
  9. June 11, 1989: Xiao Bin Arrested. Zhou Yongjun Turned himself in, Fang Lizhi Wanted
  10. June 12, 1989: 21 Student Leaders Wanted
  11. June 14, 1989: Zhou Fengsuo, Xiong Yan, Ma Shaofang, Dai Qing, Gao Xin in Custody
  12. June 16, 1989: Yang Tao Arrested, Yuan Mu Interviewed by Tom Brokaw
  13. June 19, 1989: Han Dongfang Turns himself in, Liu Gang Arrested
  14. June 20, 1989: Shanghai Executes 3, Bush Pens Secret Letter to Deng Xiaoping
  15. June 22, 1989: Beijing Executes 7
  16. June 23, 1989: Liu Xiaobo's Arrest Made Public
  17. June 24, 1989: Government Turmoil Ends with New Leadership
  18. June 28, 1989: Thatcher Meets with Chinese Students in UK
  19. June 30, 1989: Zhou Duo Arrested, Chen Xitong Reports

July

  1. July 1, 1989: White House Special Envoys Secretly Visit Beijing
  2. July 2, 1989: Ten "Republican Guard" Honored
  3. July 4, 1989: Yan Jiaqi and Wuer Kaixi Escape from China
  4. July 14, 1989: Chinese Students March in French Bicentennial
  5. July 18, 1989: Two "Republican Guard" Honored
  6. July 27, 1989: Twelve "Republican Guard" Honored
  7. July 30, 1989: Chinese Students in US Organize and Form IFCSS
August
  1. August 18, 1989: Hou Dejian Reappears
September
  1. Early December, 1989: Liu Qing Released
  2. December 9, 1989: US Envoys Officially Visit China
  3. December 16, 1989: Chinese Citizen Hijacks Airliner to Japan
  4. December 19, 1989: President Bush Lifts Some Sanctions against China
  5. December 25, 1989: Ceausescu Executed

1990

January
  1. February 10, 1990: New Regulations Restricting Study Abroad
  2. February 11, 1990: Ten "Republican Guard" Honored
March

1991
February

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