<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of Chinese Democracy Movement in 1989 , Revolutions of 1989 and the Cold War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square in 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 15 -- June 4 , 1989 ( 1 month , 2 weeks and 6 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> 400 cities nationwide Beijing Tiananmen Square 39 ° 54 ′ 12 '' N 116 ° 23 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.90333 ° N 116.39167 ° E ﻿ / 39.90333 ; 116.39167 Coordinates : 39 ° 54 ′ 12 '' N 116 ° 23 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.90333 ° N 116.39167 ° E ﻿ / 39.90333 ; 116.39167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caused by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Death of Hu Yaobang </Li> <Li> Economic reform </Li> <Li> Inflation </Li> <Li> Political corruption </Li> <Li> Nepotism </Li> <Li> Career prospects </Li> <Li> Revolutions of 1989 in Europe </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals </Th> <Td> A Communist Party without corruption , with democratic reforms , freedom of the press and freedom of speech </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Hunger strike , sit - in , occupation of public square </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resulted in </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Enforcement of martial law in certain areas of Beijing executed by force from June 3 , 1989 ( declared from May 20 , 1989 ( 1989 - 05 - 20 ) -- January 10 , 1990 ( 1990 - 01 - 10 ) , 7 months and 3 weeks ) </Li> <Li> Protesters ( mainly workers ) and rioters barricading the PLA troops and nearby civilians shot by the PLA at multiple sites ( excluding Tiananmen Square ) in Beijing , hundreds to thousands killed , thousands wounded </Li> <Li> Uncertain reports of few and isolated deaths of protestors inside Tiananmen Square </Li> <Li> Several soldiers killed by rioters on June 4 after civilians were killed on June 3 and June 4 </Li> <Li> Protest leaders and pro-democracy activists later exiled or imprisoned </Li> <Li> Some rioters charged with violent crimes were executed in the following months </Li> <Li> Zhao Ziyang was purged from General Secretary and Politburo </Li> <Li> Jiang Zemin was promoted to General Secretary and paramount leader , who was the Party Secretary of Shanghai before . </Li> <Li> Western economic sanctions and arms embargoes on the PRC </Li> <Li> Market reforms delayed </Li> <Li> Media control tightened </Li> <Li> Political reform halted </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Communist Party of China Government of China People 's Liberation Army People 's Armed Police </Td> <Td> Beijing Students ' Autonomous Federation University students Factory workers Beijing residents Intellectuals Pro-democracy protesters Reformists Republic of China ( Taiwan ) loyalists Loyalists of the Kuomintang </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lead figures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <P> `` hardliners '' </P> <Ul> <Li> Deng Xiaoping </Li> <Li> Li Peng </Li> <Li> Yang Shangkun </Li> <Li> Yao Yilin </Li> <Li> Chen Yun </Li> <Li> Qiao Shi </Li> <Li> Li Ximing </Li> <Li> Chen Xitong </Li> <Li> Chi Haotian </Li> <Li> Liu Huaqing </Li> </Ul> <P> `` moderates '' </P> <Ul> <Li> Zhao Ziyang </Li> <Li> Hu Qili </Li> <Li> Yan Mingfu </Li> <Li> Bao Tong </Li> <Li> Deng Liqun </Li> <Li> Wan Li </Li> <Li> Xi Zhongxun </Li> <Li> Xu Qinxian </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> student leaders </P> <Ul> <Li> Wang Dan </Li> <Li> Wu'erkaixi </Li> <Li> Chai Ling </Li> <Li> Shen Tong </Li> <Li> Liu Gang </Li> <Li> Feng Congde </Li> <Li> Li Lu </Li> </Ul> <P> intellectuals </P> <Ul> <Li> Liu Xiaobo </Li> <Li> Wang Juntao </Li> <Li> Dai Qing </Li> <Li> Hou Dejian </Li> <Li> Cui Jian </Li> <Li> Zhang Boli </Li> <Li> Wei Jingsheng </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Death ( s ) </Th> <Td> <P> 218 civilians ; 10 PLA soldiers ; 13 Peoples ' Armed Police ( official government figures ) </P> 180 -- 2,600 civilians ; ~ 50 soldiers and policemen ( estimates and retracted Chinese Red Cross statement ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of Chinese Democracy Movement in 1989 , Revolutions of 1989 and the Cold War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square in 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 15 -- June 4 , 1989 ( 1 month , 2 weeks and 6 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> 400 cities nationwide Beijing Tiananmen Square 39 ° 54 ′ 12 '' N 116 ° 23 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.90333 ° N 116.39167 ° E ﻿ / 39.90333 ; 116.39167 Coordinates : 39 ° 54 ′ 12 '' N 116 ° 23 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.90333 ° N 116.39167 ° E ﻿ / 39.90333 ; 116.39167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caused by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Death of Hu Yaobang </Li> <Li> Economic reform </Li> <Li> Inflation </Li> <Li> Political corruption </Li> <Li> Nepotism </Li> <Li> Career prospects </Li> <Li> Revolutions of 1989 in Europe </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals </Th> <Td> A Communist Party without corruption , with democratic reforms , freedom of the press and freedom of speech </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Hunger strike , sit - in , occupation of public square </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resulted in </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Enforcement of martial law in certain areas of Beijing executed by force from June 3 , 1989 ( declared from May 20 , 1989 ( 1989 - 05 - 20 ) -- January 10 , 1990 ( 1990 - 01 - 10 ) , 7 months and 3 weeks ) </Li> <Li> Protesters ( mainly workers ) and rioters barricading the PLA troops and nearby civilians shot by the PLA at multiple sites ( excluding Tiananmen Square ) in Beijing , hundreds to thousands killed , thousands wounded </Li> <Li> Uncertain reports of few and isolated deaths of protestors inside Tiananmen Square </Li> <Li> Several soldiers killed by rioters on June 4 after civilians were killed on June 3 and June 4 </Li> <Li> Protest leaders and pro-democracy activists later exiled or imprisoned </Li> <Li> Some rioters charged with violent crimes were executed in the following months </Li> <Li> Zhao Ziyang was purged from General Secretary and Politburo </Li> <Li> Jiang Zemin was promoted to General Secretary and paramount leader , who was the Party Secretary of Shanghai before . </Li> <Li> Western economic sanctions and arms embargoes on the PRC </Li> <Li> Market reforms delayed </Li> <Li> Media control tightened </Li> <Li> Political reform halted </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Communist Party of China Government of China People 's Liberation Army People 's Armed Police </Td> <Td> Beijing Students ' Autonomous Federation University students Factory workers Beijing residents Intellectuals Pro-democracy protesters Reformists Republic of China ( Taiwan ) loyalists Loyalists of the Kuomintang </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lead figures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <P> `` hardliners '' </P> <Ul> <Li> Deng Xiaoping </Li> <Li> Li Peng </Li> <Li> Yang Shangkun </Li> <Li> Yao Yilin </Li> <Li> Chen Yun </Li> <Li> Qiao Shi </Li> <Li> Li Ximing </Li> <Li> Chen Xitong </Li> <Li> Chi Haotian </Li> <Li> Liu Huaqing </Li> </Ul> <P> `` moderates '' </P> <Ul> <Li> Zhao Ziyang </Li> <Li> Hu Qili </Li> <Li> Yan Mingfu </Li> <Li> Bao Tong </Li> <Li> Deng Liqun </Li> <Li> Wan Li </Li> <Li> Xi Zhongxun </Li> <Li> Xu Qinxian </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> student leaders </P> <Ul> <Li> Wang Dan </Li> <Li> Wu'erkaixi </Li> <Li> Chai Ling </Li> <Li> Shen Tong </Li> <Li> Liu Gang </Li> <Li> Feng Congde </Li> <Li> Li Lu </Li> </Ul> <P> intellectuals </P> <Ul> <Li> Liu Xiaobo </Li> <Li> Wang Juntao </Li> <Li> Dai Qing </Li> <Li> Hou Dejian </Li> <Li> Cui Jian </Li> <Li> Zhang Boli </Li> <Li> Wei Jingsheng </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Death ( s ) </Th> <Td> <P> 218 civilians ; 10 PLA soldiers ; 13 Peoples ' Armed Police ( official government figures ) </P> 180 -- 2,600 civilians ; ~ 50 soldiers and policemen ( estimates and retracted Chinese Red Cross statement ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what were the student protesters who occupied tiananmen square in beijing in june 1989 demanding
what were the student protesters who occupied tiananmen square in beijing in june 1989 demanding
A Communist Party without corruption , with democratic reforms , freedom of the press and freedom of speech
A Communist Party without corruption , with democratic reforms , freedom of the press and freedom of speech