![]() His gesture has since become an enduring symbol of the bloody uprising in Beijing. To most, he is known simply as “Tank Man,” a nickname given him by the British tabloids. Time magazine has referred to him as the “Unknown Rebel,” and included him in its list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.īut the identity of the lone, brave protester-captured on film and in countless photos giving a defiant “stop” sign to a phalanx of Chinese tanks rumbling through Tiananmen Square-remains shrouded in mystery. ![]() Allman, who witnessed the uprising from the balcony of a Beijing hotel room, has described him as the “true exemplar” of the Chinese protesters’ heroism. After Chinese officials-alarmed at the June 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square-ordered soldiers and police to shoot and kill student protesters, one solitary man stood out from the crowd. ![]()
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