Pro-democracy demonstrators surround a truck filled of People's Liberation Army (PLO) soldiers 20 May 1989 in Beijing on their way to Tiananmen Square 20 May 1989 after the Martial Law was proclaimed in Beijing 20 May. A series of pro-democracy protests was sparked by the April 15 death of former communist party leader Hu Yaobang. In a show of force, 04 June, China leaders vented their fury and frustration on student dissidents and their pro-democracy supporters. Several hundred people have been killed and thousands wounded when soldiers moved on Tiananmen Square during a violent military crackdown ending six weeks of student demonstrations, known as the Beijing Spring movement. AFP PHOTO CATHERINE HENRIETTE (Photo by CATHERINE HENRIETTE / AFP) (Photo credit should read CATHERINE HENRIETTE/AFP/Getty Images)
