Yuan Li (袁 力), engineer in the Electrical Machinery Department of the Beijing Machinery Industry Research Institute. Around 11:00 p.m. on June 3, 1989, Yuan was shot dead at Muxudi, soon after he had left home. He died at 27. Initially...

The government formally declares martial law in Beijing, but the army's advance towards the city is blocked by millions of students and citizens. # 八九六四 # 89june4 # 八九民主运动 25年前的今天（5月20日）北京逾百万民众参与拦截进京军队，进京部队均未抵达预定的天安门广场等戒严执勤地点...

Dong Xiaojun (董晓军), Student of the Youth Work Department of the Chinese Youth Politics College. In the early morning of June 4, 1989, Dong was walking at the back of a group of students withdrawing from Tiananmen Square. He was run...

Seventh day of hunger strike. The government's plan for martial law is leaked to students, who call off the hunger strike and declare a mass sit-in. The Independent Workers Union (IWU) is founded at Tiananmen Square. In an evening...

Wang Peiwen（王培文）, student from the Youth Work Department of the Chinese Youth Politics College。In the early hours of June 4, 1989, near Liubukou, Wang was walking at the head of a group of students withdrawing from Tiananmen Square. He...