People's Liberation Army at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
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During the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in Beijing, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) played a decisive role in enforcing martial law, using force to suppress the demonstrations in the city.[14] The killings in Beijing continue to taint the legacies of the party elders, led by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, and weigh on the generation of leaders whose careers advanced as their more moderate colleagues were purged or sidelined at the time.[14] Within China, the role of the military in 1989 remains a subject of private discussion within the ranks of the party leadership and PLA.[14]
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People's Liberation Army at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre | |||||||
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Part of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests | |||||||
Chinese tanks in Beijing, June 1989 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Demonstrators | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Student leaders: Workers: Intellectuals: | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
150,000–350,000 troops[1][2] | 50,000–100,000 demonstrators[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 verified killed including 7 KIA[lower-alpha 1] 23 killed including 10 PLA and 13 PAP[lower-alpha 2] ~5000 wounded[lower-alpha 2] 60+ armored personnel carriers 30+ police cars 1,000+ military trucks 120+ other vehicles[7] |
241 killed[lower-alpha 3] hundreds to ~2,600 killed[lower-alpha 4] 7,000+ wounded |