Date
Events in Peking
- 9.
Events in Hong Kong
19 May
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End of Gorbachev's visit.
- In early morning, LI Peng & ZHAO Ziyang go to Tiananmen Square to see the hunger strikers. (Last public appearance of ZHAO)
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The 'illegal' Peking Autonomous Students Union calls for a general strike on May 20.
Students end 7-day hunger strike.
- In the evening, LI Peng delivers a
tough speech on behalf of the Central Committee of State Council,
threatening action by PLA.
YANG
Shangkun also speaks in similar terms.
Hunger strike of Hong Kong students also ends.
20 May
Declaration of Martial Law by LI Peng. Beginning of news black out at 10:00 a.m.
- PLA troops stopped at outskirts of
Peking.
Substantial barricades put up by Peking residents at major inter- sections.
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About 40,000 people take part in rally in Victoria Park in the middle of a typhoon, then petition NCNA in support of the Peking students.
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