Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation 北京高校学生自治联合会 | |
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Founder | Liu Gang |
Founded | 23 April 1989 |
Headquarters | Yuanmingyuan, Beijing |
The Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation (Chinese: 北京高校学生自治联合会; pinyin: Běijīng gāoxiào xuéshēng zìzhì liánhé huì) was a self-governing student organization, representing multiple Beijing universities, and acting as the student protesters' principal decision-making body during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.[1][2][3] Student protesters founded the Federation in opposition to the official, government-supported student organizations, which they believed were undemocratic.[3][4][5] Although the Federation made several demands of the government during the protests[6][7] and organized multiple demonstrations in the Square,[8][9] its primary focus was to obtain government recognition as a legitimate organization.[5][10] By seeking this recognition, the Federation directly challenged the Chinese Communist Party's authority.[4] After failing to achieve direct dialogue with the government, the Federation lost support from student protesters, and its central leadership role within the Tiananmen Square protests.[9][11]
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