Prelude to Umbrella Movement: Key Events Leading up to Hong Kong Protest

Here are the main events leading up to the Umbrella Movement.

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters attend a rally held by the students leaders after an earlier incident this morning where the police beat protesters with batons, fists, and pepper spray after protesters successfully blocked a road in Hong Kong on Oct. 15, 2014. Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times

Here are the main events leading up to the Umbrella Movement.

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Setting the Stage: CCP Backtracks and Early Response

Tuesday, June 10

Demonstrators shout slogans, holding a large reproduction of Beijing's white paper, as they march toward Beijing's representative office in Hong Kong on June 11. China released a white paper document Tuesday emphasizing its control over Hong Kong. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images