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Which 1986 student demonstration, beginning in Hefei and spreading to Shanghai and other cities, demanded democratic reforms and greater political freedoms, foreshadowing the larger 1989 protests?
Answer: 1986 student protests — The 1986–87 student protests pushed for democratic reforms and directly challenged the Party's monopoly on power. Hu Yaobang was forced to resign as General Secretary for being too sympathetic, making way for the harder-line Zhao Ziyang—who would himself be purged in 1989.
- A 1976 Tiananmen incident
- B 1986 student protests ✓
- C 1999 Falun Gong protests
- D 2005 anti-Japan demonstrations
The 1986–87 student protests pushed for democratic reforms and directly challenged the Party's monopoly on power. Hu Yaobang was forced to resign as General Secretary for being too sympathetic, making way for the harder-line Zhao Ziyang—who would himself be purged in 1989.