„Burza nad Pekinem”. Przyczyny, przebieg i konsekwencje kryzysu w Chińskiej Republice Ludowej w 1989 r. w świetle archiwów Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
“A Storm over Beijing”. The Causes, Course, and Consequences of the Crisis in the People’s Republic of China in 1989 in the Light of Archives of the Polish People’s Republic
Author(s): Przemysław BenkenSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: People’s Republic of China; “openness” policy; crisis of the 1989; student protests; Tiananmen Square; Tiananmen Square Massacre; Hu Yaobang; Deng Xiaoping; Zhao Ziyang; Jiang Zemin
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the genesis, progress and consequences of the so-called April–June Incidents of the 1989 in Beijing. The People’s Republic of China experienced serious internal crisis that year resulting in massive students demonstrations brutally suppressed by army. The crisis ended up with the political downfall of the China Communist Party’s General Secretary Zhao Ziyang replaced by Jiang Zemin who continued the so-called “policy of openness” and reforms on Deng Xiaoping’s terms.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 51/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 187-228
- Page Count: 42
- Language: Polish