The Chinese government sought to suppress all images of the June, 1989 events at Tiananmen Square, yet foreigners in Beijing at the time managed to secure both photographs and video clips of the incident.
Some, like Associated Press photographer Jeff Widener, were in Beijing on assignment. Others just happened to be traveling in the area at the time.
Here are a few of the surviving photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests, and the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989.
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- Art students put finishing touches on their "Goddess of Democracy" statueConstruction of the "Goddess of Democracy" at Tiananmen Square. Beijing, 1989.
- Burning vehicles in Beijing A man points out riot damage, Tiananmen Square, China (1989).
- The People's Liberation Army moves into Tiananmen SquarePLA troops file toward Tiananmen Square to confront thousands of peaceful student protestors, 1989
- Student protestors vs. the PLAPress of soldiers surrounds student protestors, Tiananmen Square, 1989.
- Chinese student protestors swarm over a captured PLA tankProtestors climb captured tank, Tiananmen Square, Beijing. June, 1989.
- A student gets comfort and a cigaretteTiananmen Square student protestor, Beijing, China (1989).
- Jeff Widener's iconic photo "Tank Man" or "The Unknown Rebel"The iconic "Tank Man" photo from the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Beijing, China (1989).
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