Tiananmen Square Massacre

The Tiananmen Square Massacre, also known as the June Fourth Incident,  was a peaceful student protest against the Chinese Communist Party that was forcibly suppressed and ended with the deaths of more than 10,000 Chinese civilians.

Massacre
When students rallied in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese Government agreed that the protests were a threat to the nation and Chinese Premier Li Peng declared martial law. Then, Deng Xiaoping, who was the paramount leader at the time, ordered the military to intervene.

On June 3rd, at 10 PM, the military began encircling the protests and shot any citizens who were in their way. Some protestors revolted, battling the military with stones and Molotov cocktails, which only led to more death. Any ambulances attempting to save the lives of students were shot down on sight.

On June 4th, at 4 AM, an announcement over the Square declared that the students would be able to evacuate the area. However, less than five minutes later, the soldiers resumed firing.

The Massacre ended when all students were either dead or fleeing. Eyewitness accounts claim that bulldozers turned the bodies of dead students into a "pie" and hosed them down drains.

Legacy
Today, the CCP censors any and all mention of the Massacre, whether it'd be in books or on the internet. They refer to it as the June Fourth Incident, downplaying the sheer amount of depravity displayed by the government during that time.