During the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, a lone man stood in front of a column of tanks the day after the Chinese military had removed protesters from the square by force.
Many people also protested the violence by the Chinese military by standing in front of tanks. This one was the only one witnessed and filmed.
The video and pictures of the incident sparked world wide recognition and is considered to be one of the most iconic images of protest in history.
The identity of the man is unknown, but he represents all Chinese in their quest for freedom from authoritarian rule.
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