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Tank Man
Sun, 2019-Jan-13 01:14 UTC
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Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a popular Wikipedia page every day.

With 402,139 views on Saturday, 12 January 2019 our article of the day is Tank Man.

Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel) is the nickname of an unidentified man who stood in front of a column of tanks on June 5, 1989, the morning after the Chinese military had suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 by force. As the lead tank maneuvered to pass by the man, he repeatedly shifted his position in order to obstruct the tank's attempted path around him. The incident was filmed and smuggled out to a worldwide audience. Internationally, it is considered one of the most iconic images of all time. Inside China, the image and the events leading up were subject to heavy state censorship, and as a result they are being forgotten.

There is no reliable information about the identity or fate of the man; the story of what happened to the tank crew is also unknown. At least one witness has stated that "Tank Man" was not the only person who had opposed the tanks during the protest. Shao Jiang, who was a student leader, said: "I witnessed a lot of the people standing up, blocking the tanks." Tank Man is unique in that he is the only one who was photographed and recorded on video.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:14 UTC on Sunday, 13 January 2019.

For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man.

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