The #TiananmenSquareUprising peaked in 1989 on #ThisDayInHistory, with demonstrations in over 80 cities as well as in #TiananmenSquare in #Beijing, totaling almost three million people calling for #CivilLiberties, #democracy, & #socialism. But CPC quietly declared #MartialLaw...

@LiamOMaraIV Yes! Had to check my diaries from back then quick - it was indeed May 20th.

Here is what May 20th 1989 in the afternoon was like in Shanghai: https://sturm.to/?post=439

We were all so young.

Talking About A Revolution