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Mar 2021
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Who is Tank Man?

Choses à Savoir
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The protests in Tiananmen Square were immortalized by a photo that has become iconic. You may have seen this famous photo depicting a man with plastic grocery bags in his hands and standing in front of a line of tanks. 

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