Tuesday will mark 30 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.
The event remains a taboo topic of discussion in China and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government.
Here are some landmark dates leading up to the demonstrations and the crackdown that followed:
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