Why did students gather in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989? On June 4, 1989, students gathered in Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of the pro-reform leader

Hu Yaobang.

Explanation:

Hu Yaobang was born on the 20th of November, 1915 in Liuyang, Changsha, China and he died on the 15th of April, 1989 in Beijing, China. Hu was a high-ranking and prominent official of the People's Republic of China. He was served as the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1982 and as the general secretary from 1982 to 1989 while also trying to erase the remnants of the Maoist Era (Mao Zedong).

On June 4, 1989, about 100,000 students gathered in Tiananmen Square to mourn and commemorate the death of the pro-reform leader Hu Yaobang, as well as demanding that the government continue with his legacy.

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