2. April 14 : Death of Hu Yao Bang Sympathetic to student demonstrations for democracy 2 years before - government position taken away Hu Yao Bang dies of heart attack Death sparked the mourning and demonstrations in Tiananmen
8. May 15 - Gorbachev’s visit Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union, met with Deng Xiaoping Believed in: Glasnost - openness, listen to criticism Perestroika - restructuring, political economic social reform Brought international press
9. May 18 –DialogueStudent Leaders with Li Peng Dialouge with prime minister LiPeng Accused the government for being too slow to react Government would take action
10. May 20 - Martial law declared PLA surrounded Beijing Military polices Entrances to Beijing was blocked by protesters
11. June 3 -4 : Clearing the Square Armed troops and hundreds of armored vehicles tried to clear the square. Troops began randomly firing at crowd Tanks rolled through the crowd Those who could not escape were crushed Tank Man stood in front of a column of 59 tanks
