Tiananmen 'Tank Man' photographer who hid film in a toilet to dodge Chinese police dies aged 64
It became the defining image of the pro-democracy protests in whichCole, 64 when he died, took his historic picture for Newsweek from the balcony of a nearby hotel using a telephoto lens.
But they did not find the one he hid in the toilet and he was able to send his pictures around the world. It is generally estimated thousands died and as many as 10,000 were arrested for their part in the demonstrations, with several dozen executed. Then in May some began a hunger strike and their numbers swelled, capturing the world’s attention while Communism began to collapse elsewhere.After the massacre, an image of a man carrying a bag blocking the path of a tank has become the defining image of the democracy movement in China.
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