An Icon, and Then He's Gone. John M. Glionna.
by Glionna, John M; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 55Human Relations. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident (1989) | Dissenters | ProtestsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Just after noon on June 5, 1989, the day after Chinese troops stormed the square to brutally crush a student political uprising here [Beijing, China], a solitary protester engaged in a modern-day David versus Goliath showdown: Clutching nothing but two shopping bags, he stood his ground before a column of oncoming tanks....On the 15th anniversary of the government crackdown in which hundreds, perhaps thousands, were killed, this lone dissenter's story remains the most enduring mystery of the violent confrontation." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the mystery concerning the identity and fate of the famous 1989 Tiananmen Square protester.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: An Icon, and Then He's Gone, June 4, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Just after noon on June 5, 1989, the day after Chinese troops stormed the square to brutally crush a student political uprising here [Beijing, China], a solitary protester engaged in a modern-day David versus Goliath showdown: Clutching nothing but two shopping bags, he stood his ground before a column of oncoming tanks....On the 15th anniversary of the government crackdown in which hundreds, perhaps thousands, were killed, this lone dissenter's story remains the most enduring mystery of the violent confrontation." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the mystery concerning the identity and fate of the famous 1989 Tiananmen Square protester.
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