The Unknown Rebel On the 5th Of June 1989 a single Chinese man stood up to a line of 18 tanks in Tiananmen Square. The image of him and his righteous act was broadcas

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The Unknown Rebel

On the 5th Of June 1989 a single Chinese man stood up to a line of 18 tanks in Tiananmen Square. The image of him and his righteous act was broadcast all over the world as the image to forever illustrate one insignificant mans power to stand up to a virtually unstoppable force. Despite all efforts, Western Media Sources have been unable to discover his true identity so he has been dubbed 'The Unknown Rebel' by Time Magazine and was included in their list of "100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century."

This man is considered a rebel because he went against 'the man' and refused to do as told by the tanks standing in front of him. For the previous two days there had been horrendous violence occurring between student protesters and the Chinese Government with incidents of people being shot in the back by soldiers for their pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen square.
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His act was intrinsically rebellious because he stood in the way of the tanks and even moved left and right with the tank to further block it's path in a defiant way. He was even seen to climb on top of the tank and say to the driver "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you." He then climbed back down and bystanders pulled him back into the crowd as he receded into anonymity. The Chinese government is a force to be reckoned with and this unknown rebel must have been aware of they ...

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