May 18, 1989: A young child sits on his father’s shoulders holding a flag that reads, “Support the student movement”.	May 18, 1989: A police officer gives his support to the students at Tiananmen Square.
May 19, 1989: Students stay at the square, either in the open air or inside buses or tents. A republic is built on the square in the center of China’s capital. The photo shows students on the roofs of buses basking in the morning sun.	May 19, 1989: At 4:00 A.M. on May 19th, Zhao Ziyang and Wen Jiabao suddenly arrive at the square to see the students on a hunger strike in the buses. At this time, Zhao Ziyang had already been stripped of his position by the CCP.
May 19, 1989: The students inside the buses were usually the ones on a hunger strike; the others could only sleep outside.	May 19, 1989: Students on hunger strike in Shanghai raise a Statue of Liberty picture in front of the city government building.
May 19, 1989: The populace enthusiastically supported the students’ request for democracy and freedom. In Beijing at May, high-spirited, young adults rushed to Tiananmen on their bikes to join the demonstrations.	May 19, 1989: At 10 P.M. on May 19th, Li Peng announced that martial law would go into effect the following day. Yang Shangkun spoke to report military situation. Zhao Ziyang had taken three days sick leave and did not attend the conference.
May 20, 1989: After hearing the announcement on the order for martial law, students vowed to defend Tiananmen Square.

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