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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 29th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam The Goddess of Democracy being erected in Tiananmen Square. Twenty-three years ago on this day Monday May 29th 1989, it was the 10th day of martial law and the students heard for the third time that … Continue reading
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Tagged Chai Ling, Han Dongfang, Shen Tong, Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Chaohua
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Part 2 – Chai Ling: Last will and testament – Famous last interview given to Phillip Cunningham by Chai Ling May 28th 1989
Written by Diane Gatterdam A petite sun-bronzed woman wearing a stained white tennis shirt and dusty beige trousers sits next to me in the back of the taxi, grimacing as if in pain, weeping quietly to herself. Named to the … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Liu Xiaobo, Philip Cunningham, Tiananmen Square incident, Wu'er Kaixi
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 28th 1989, Beijing China – Part 1
Written by Diane Gatterdam Sign Reads: NO END Twenty-three years ago on this day Sunday May 28th 1989, leaflets were handed out in the Square calling for another hunger strike. Chai Ling spent the day in a state of nervous … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Han Dongfang, Li Jinjin, Li Lu, Philip Cunningham, Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Dan, Wu'er Kaixi
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 27th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-three years ago on this day Saturday May 27th 1989, a summit meeting of movement leaders and intellectuals was held outside the Square. Chai Ling finally relented and agreed that the student’s cause would be best … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Feng Congde, Jiang Zemin, Li Lu, Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Dan, Wang Juntao, Zhang Boli
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 26th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-three years ago on this day Friday May 26th 1989, even though the square had been fairly quite these past few days, the feeling was of a standoff between the government and the students, nether knowing … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Shen Tong, Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Dan, Zhao Ziyang
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 25th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-three years ago on this day Thursday May 25th 1989, the Autonomous Federation of Students sent 5 teams of students to various places around the country to network, the first headed by Wu’er Kaixi, had already … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Chen Ziming, Li Peng, Philip Cunningham, Tiananmen Square incident, Wan Li, Wang Juntao, Wu'er Kaixi
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 24th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-three years ago on this day Wednesday May 24th 1989, at 1:30 100,000 students lead by Chai Ling took a pledge in front of the Monument. The oath went as follows: “To promote the motherland’s democratization, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chai Ling, Feng Congde, Li Lu, Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Dan, Zhang Boli
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 21st 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-three years ago on this day Sunday May 21st 1989, it was clear that most of the troops had been prevented from reaching the heart of Beijing and this news gave a great sense of euphoria … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Feng Congde, Li Lu, Li Peng, Tiananmen Square incident, Yang Shangkun
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 20th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-three years ago on this day Saturday May 20th 1989, it was a hot, sultry day, and the day that Beijing was placed under martial law. All forms of public protest would be banned, all journalist … Continue reading
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Tagged Chai Ling, Li Peng, Shen Tong, Tiananmen Square incident, Zhao Hongliang
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23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 19th 1989, Beijing China
Written by Diane Gatterdam Twenty-one years ago on this day Friday May 19th 1989, at 4:00 am in the morning, Zhao Ziyang, who for so many years had faithfully followed the dictates of the Party decided to break Party discipline, … Continue reading
Posted in June Fourth, Under the Tree
Tagged Chai Ling, Feng Congde, Han Dongfang, Li Lu, Li Peng, Shen Tong, Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Chaohua, Wang Dan, Wu'er Kaixi, Xiang Xiaoji, Zhao Ziyang
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