Difference between revisions of "'Tank Man'"
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| − | ''''Tank Man'''' (dubbed '''The Unknown Rebel''' by ''[[Time Magazine]]'', which later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the [[20th century]]) is/was a protestor who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 4, [[1989]], the morning after the Chinese military had brutally suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. | + | ''''Tank Man'''' (dubbed ''''The Unknown Rebel'''' by ''[[Time Magazine]]'', which later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the [[20th century]]) is/was a protestor who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 4, [[1989]], the morning after the Chinese military had brutally suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. |
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| + | ==Exposure== | ||
| + | 'Tank Man' was photographed by 5 photographers and the images were smuggled out of China. The dramatic images quickly made him became a international icon of non-violent resistance. | ||
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| + | ==Fate== | ||
| + | His fate and identity remain unknown. | ||
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| + | ==Legacy== | ||
| + | 'Tank Man' remains an enduring symbol of courage.<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2021/05/20/leave-our-kids-alone/</ref> | ||
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An unarmed demonstrator who opposed a column of tanks by standing in front of them the day after the Chinese military had made a murderous move to destroy the resistance to the government. |
'Tank Man' (dubbed 'The Unknown Rebel' by Time Magazine, which later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century) is/was a protestor who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 4, 1989, the morning after the Chinese military had brutally suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
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Exposure
'Tank Man' was photographed by 5 photographers and the images were smuggled out of China. The dramatic images quickly made him became a international icon of non-violent resistance.
Fate
His fate and identity remain unknown.
Legacy
'Tank Man' remains an enduring symbol of courage.[1]
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