The Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989 marked a significant time in Chinese history. On April 15th, students from Beijing University gathered in Tiananmen Square to mark the death of Chinese leader Hu Yaobang. The students protested and demonstrated for reform against corruption and inflation, asking that the government listen to their ideas. Several members of the Chinese government, including Deng Xiaoping (current leader of China), assumed that the protesters were attempting to overthrow the Communist Party. Others were sympathetic, favoring a conciliatory approach, including Zhao Ziyang (General Secretary of the Communist Party). The group of protesters became increasingly larger, exceeding 1 million people. Teachers, doctors, housewives,
