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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man | ||
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| − | |description=An unarmed demonstrator who opposed a column of tanks by standing in front of them the day after the | + | |description=An unarmed demonstrator who opposed a column of tanks by standing in front of them the day after the "Tiananmen Square massacre". |
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|interests=Tiananmen Square massacre | |interests=Tiananmen Square massacre | ||
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| − | ''''Tank Man'''' (dubbed ''''The Unknown Rebel'''' by ''[[Time Magazine]]'', which later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the [[20th century]]) is/was a protestor who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 4, [[1989]], the morning after the | + | ''''Tank Man'''' (dubbed ''''The Unknown Rebel'''' by ''[[Time Magazine]]'', which later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the [[20th century]]) is/was a protestor who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 4, [[1989]], the morning after the so-called "[[Tiananmen Square massacre]]". |
==Exposure== | ==Exposure== | ||
| − | 'Tank Man' was photographed by 5 photographers and the images were smuggled out of China. The dramatic images quickly made him became a international icon of non-violent resistance. There exists video footage of the event | + | 'Tank Man' was photographed by 5 photographers and the images were smuggled out of China. The dramatic images quickly made him became a international icon of non-violent resistance. There exists video footage of the event which proves,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8zFLIftGk saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20220501062359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8zFLIftGk Archive.org]</ref> that he was not killed by that tank. |
==Fate== | ==Fate== | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
| − | [[image:COVID-19 Vaccine Mandation.jpg|left|600px]] | + | [[image:COVID-19 Vaccine Mandation.jpg|left|600px|thumb]] |
| − | 'Tank Man' remains an enduring symbol of courage.<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2021/05/20/leave-our-kids-alone/</ref> In October 2021, a cartoonist of over 20 years standing was sacked in [[Australia]] for posting the image shown on [[Instagram]], during the [[COVID universal vaccination]] project. | + | 'Tank Man' remains an enduring symbol of courage.<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2021/05/20/leave-our-kids-alone/</ref> In October [[2021]], a cartoonist of over 20 years standing was sacked in [[Australia]] for posting the image shown on [[Instagram]], during the [[COVID universal vaccination]] project. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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An unarmed demonstrator who opposed a column of tanks by standing in front of them the day after the "Tiananmen Square massacre". | |
'Tank Man' (dubbed 'The Unknown Rebel' by Time Magazine, which later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century) is/was a protestor who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 4, 1989, the morning after the so-called "Tiananmen Square massacre".
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Exposure
'Tank Man' was photographed by 5 photographers and the images were smuggled out of China. The dramatic images quickly made him became a international icon of non-violent resistance. There exists video footage of the event which proves,[1] that he was not killed by that tank.
Fate
His fate and identity remain unknown.[2]
Legacy
'Tank Man' remains an enduring symbol of courage.[3] In October 2021, a cartoonist of over 20 years standing was sacked in Australia for posting the image shown on Instagram, during the COVID universal vaccination project.
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