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Tank Man
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anonymous man who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests
"Tank Man" is the name given to an unidentified person who stood in front of advancing military tanks during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China, an image captured in photographs that became iconic worldwide. The incident and images matter because they symbolize civilian resistance to military force and remain a powerful symbol of individual defiance against state authority.
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Key facts
- Other names
- Wang Weilin (posited) Unknown Protester Unknown Rebel
- Known for
- Iconic photo of him obstructing tanks during the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- Chinese
- 坦克人
- Hanyu pinyin
- Tǎnkè rén
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- China
- Occupation
- activist
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Significant event
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
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- Commons category
- Tank Man
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Human rights
- date of birth
- 2000-00-00
- name in native language
- 坦克人
- floruit
- 1989-06-05
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Encyclopedic overview
Unknown Protester Chinese无名的抗议者
Unknown Rebel Chinese无名的反抗者
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