Remembering Tiananmen Square

Trucks from around the city
Patrick Zachmann / Magnum Photos

To The Square
Trucks from around the city — and across the country — pour into Tiananmen Square square, swelling the ranks. On the evening of May 18th Party elders and Politburo members, including Deng Xiaoping and Li Peng, approve the declaration of martial law. On May 19th martial law is declared.

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