In Tiananmen Square on June 5th 1989, during a military suppression in the aftermath of the June 4th Incident, a young man stopped in front of a line of tanks in protest. He prevented them from going further by moving in unison with their attempts to manoeuvre around him. He then jumped on the fron...
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The identity of the protestor is uncertain, never mind whether he’s still alive. One reporter identified him as Wang Weilin, a 19 year old student who was allegedly charged with hooliganism and executed soon after. However, the source’s reliability is generally considered questionable.
In a PBS doc...
Retrospectively, a noticeably large number of people came forward saying that they recall the Unknown Rebel being run over by the tank after re-watching the footage where he is frisked away. It’s believed this is linked to the Mandela Effect, a phenomenon related to alternate memories and realities.