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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Li Peng was best known for overseeing a bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Obituary: Li Peng died on July 22nd China’s prime minister in 1987-98, who became the public face of the Tiananmen massacre, was 90 ...

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.

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.

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.

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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) ...