<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been requested that the title of this article be changed to Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 . Please see the relevant discussion on the discussion page . Do not move the page until the discussion has reached consensus for the change and is closed . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been requested that the title of this article be changed to Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 . Please see the relevant discussion on the discussion page . Do not move the page until the discussion has reached consensus for the change and is closed . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of Chinese Democracy Movement in 1989, Revolutions of 1989 and the Cold War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square in 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 15--June 4, 1989 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> 400 cities nationwide Beijing Tiananmen Square 39 ° 54 ′ 12" N 116 ° 23 ′ 30" E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.90333 ° N 116.39167 ° E ﻿ / 39.90333; 116.39167 Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ 12" N 116 ° 23 ′ 30" E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.90333 ° N 116.39167 ° E ﻿ / 39.90333; 116.39167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caused by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Death of Hu Yaobang </Li> <Li> Economic reform </Li> <Li> Inflation </Li> <Li> Political corruption </Li> <Li> Nepotism </Li> <Li> Career prospects </Li> <Li> Revolutions of 1989 in Europe </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals </Th> <Td> A Communist Party without corruption, with democratic reforms, freedom of the press and freedom of speech </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Hunger strike, sit - in, occupation of public square </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resulted in </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Enforcement of martial law in certain areas of Beijing executed by force from June 3, 1989 (declared from May 20, 1989 (1989 - 05 - 20)--January 10, 1990 (1990 - 01 - 10), 7 months and 3 weeks) </Li> <Li> Protesters (mainly workers) and rioters barricading the PLA troops and nearby civilians shot by the PLA at multiple sites (excluding Tiananmen Square) in Beijing, hundreds to thousands killed, thousands wounded </Li> <Li> Uncertain reports of few and isolated deaths of protestors inside Tiananmen Square </Li> <Li> Several soldiers killed by rioters on June 4 after civilians were killed on June 3 and June 4 </Li> <Li> Protest leaders and pro-democracy activists later exiled or imprisoned </Li> <Li> Some rioters charged with violent crimes were executed in the following months </Li> <Li> Zhao Ziyang was purged from General Secretary and Politburo </Li> <Li> Jiang Zemin was promoted to General Secretary and paramount leader, who was the Party Secretary of Shanghai before . </Li> <Li> Western economic sanctions and arms embargoes on the PRC </Li> <Li> Market reforms delayed </Li> <Li> Media control tightened </Li> <Li> Political reform halted </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Communist Party of China Government of China People's Liberation Army People's Armed Police </Td> <Td> Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation University students Factory workers Beijing residents Intellectuals Pro-democracy protesters Reformists Republic of China (Taiwan) loyalists Loyalists of the Kuomintang </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lead figures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <P> "hardliners" </P> <Ul> <Li> Deng Xiaoping </Li> <Li> Li Peng </Li> <Li> Yang Shangkun </Li> <Li> Yao Yilin </Li> <Li> Chen Yun </Li> <Li> Qiao Shi </Li> <Li> Li Ximing </Li> <Li> Chen Xitong </Li> <Li> Chi Haotian </Li> <Li> Liu Huaqing </Li> </Ul> <P> "moderates" </P> <Ul> <Li> Zhao Ziyang </Li> <Li> Hu Qili </Li> <Li> Yan Mingfu </Li> <Li> Bao Tong </Li> <Li> Deng Liqun </Li> <Li> Wan Li </Li> <Li> Xi Zhongxun </Li> <Li> Xu Qinxian </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> student leaders </P> <Ul> <Li> Wang Dan </Li> <Li> Wu'erkaixi </Li> <Li> Chai Ling </Li> <Li> Shen Tong </Li> <Li> Liu Gang </Li> <Li> Feng Congde </Li> <Li> Li Lu </Li> </Ul> <P> intellectuals </P> <Ul> <Li> Liu Xiaobo </Li> <Li> Wang Juntao </Li> <Li> Dai Qing </Li> <Li> Hou Dejian </Li> <Li> Cui Jian </Li> <Li> Zhang Boli </Li> <Li> Wei Jingsheng </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Death (s) </Th> <Td> <P> 218 civilians; 10 PLA soldiers; 13 Peoples' Armed Police (official government figures) </P> 180--2,600 civilians; ~ 50 soldiers and policemen (estimates and retracted Chinese Red Cross statement) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 </Th> </Tr>

What were the student protesters who occupied tiananmen square in beijing in june 1989 demanding