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The New York Times6y
Li Peng, Chinese Leader Derided for Role in Tiananmen Crackdown, Dies ...
Li Peng, the former Chinese premier, died on Monday at 90. Mr. Li’s role in the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown on student demonstrators in 1989 led his critics to call him the “butcher of ...
Los Angeles Times6y
Li Peng, former hard-line Chinese premier, dies at 90
Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died. He was 91.
The Washington Post6y
Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen massacre, dies at 90
Li Peng, the former Chinese premier whom human rights groups call the “butcher of Beijing” for his role overseeing the deadly 1989 crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, died ...
The New York Times6y
Examining Li Peng’s Tiananmen Legacy as the ‘Butcher of Beijing’
Li Peng, the former Chinese premier, died on Monday at 90. Mr. Li’s role in the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown on student demonstrators in 1989 led his critics to call him the “butcher of ...
NBC News6y
Li Peng, who oversaw Tiananmen Square massacre as Chinese premier, dies ...
BEIJING — Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died ...
CNN6y
Li Peng, hardline Chinese premier who backed Tiananmen massacre, dies - CNN
Li Peng, the former Chinese Premier remembered for his role in the brutal military suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protesters, has died aged 91, according to state-run media.
Wall Street Journal6y
Li Peng, Ex-Chinese Premier and Tiananmen Hard-Liner, Dies at 90
BEIJING—Li Peng, the former Chinese premier and political hard-liner who backed using China’s military to violently quell the Tiananmen Square democracy demonstrations in 1989, has died.
New York Daily News6y
Li Peng, known as the ‘Butcher of Beijing,’ dies at age 90
Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died. He was 90. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) ...
Bloomberg L.P.6y
Li Peng, Who Declared Martial Law at Tiananmen, Dies at 90
Li Peng, the former Chinese leader who declared martial law before the bloody crackdown on student demonstrators three decades ago in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, has died. He was 90.
The Economist6y
Obituary: Li Peng died on July 22nd - The Economist
But Li knew he had Deng on his side, in favour of military force. On May 17th he left a Politburo meeting at Deng’s house, alongside the “crestfallen” Zhao, exultant that he had got his way.
KLFY News 106y
Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies
Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies by: KEN MORITSUGU, Associated Press Posted: Jul 23, 2019 / 06:12 AM CDT Updated: Jul 23, 2019 / 11:13 PM CDT ...