Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, is the nickname of an anonymous man who achieved fame and widespread international recognition as a heroic figure when he was videotaped and photographed during the protests at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. Several photographs were taken of the man, who stood in front of a column of Chinese Type 59 tanks, preventing their advance.
Four photographers managed to capture the event on film and get their pictures published.
One of the most widely reproduced photographs of the event was taken by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press from a lower vantage point in the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile (800 meters) away from the scene. Despite being injured and suffering from flu and Widener’s own concern that his shots were ‘not’ good, it was quickly reproduced all over the world.
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