Person
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese leader; a U.S. intelligence brief of June 1989 says he backed martial law.
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intervened in
- Tiananmen protests and crackdown of 1989 the Secretary of State's morning summary of 10 June 1989 said his public appearance on 9 June signified his endorsement of martial law According to U.S. Department of State Scholarship & press 1
involved in
- Tiananmen protests and crackdown of 1989 a U.S. State Department intelligence brief said he gave Yang Shangkun and Li Peng carte blanche to enforce martial law According to U.S. Department of State Scholarship & press 1
Proof 1 source
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Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History (Electronic Briefing Book No. 16, documents), National Security Archive, George Washington University, 1 Jun 1999.
Scholarship & press
signified his endorsement of martial law and the military’s action against the population.
gave carte blanche to Yang Shangkun and Li Peng to enforce martial law and quash the demonstrations.
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