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Student activism
A turning point in his statement
Troops enter central Beijing
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Jiang Jielian killed
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Photo contest year
Humanitarian China founded, per the biography
PBS documentary broadcast
Families’ roundtables
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Reading in absentia at the award ceremony
Month of reported disappearance in Thailand
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Publication of the retrospective
EU statement on the sentence
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Video article published
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FBI search under judicial authorization
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Pro-democracy flyer posted
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UK statement on immunity and departures
Report on the chief cabinet secretary’s remarks
Japanese foreign minister’s response
Month of the observed WeChat operation
Canada announces diplomatic measure
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Three defendants convicted
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Planned for late January of the new year; no exact day listed
John Chen’s guilty plea
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Chen Jinping’s guilty plea
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McMahon sentenced
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Jury verdict against Lu Jianwang
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The cited overview dates the beginning of the demonstrations to 15 April, after the death of Hu Yaobang.
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian · Historical overview · paragraphs 2–4
NPO editorial summary: demonstrations began after Hu Yaobang died on 15 April 1989, expanded beyond students, and continued through the declaration of martial law on 20 May.
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