The Tank Man.

I was really dilemma which one should I put to write. But gracefully after thinking about it long time, I will now write both of them haha. Ooh this night they fired up infinite amount of fireworks. Can't fall asleep but here's a story. Fired up because of the "New Lunar Year", I guess? Well, least to say people that are HAPPY. And it's fine that way. ;))

The Tank Man.

Shocks you? :OO

Yeah literally. I remember learning about it in humanities class, like 5 years ago? Just few days ago, I saw the pictures again on TV. haha. I know, it's like wars and whut? But yeah, as long as it's a story, it is something you have to know. ;))

The guy, is called "Tank Man". Or the media calls him, "Unknown Rebel/Unknown Tank Man". 

June 5th, 1989. It was the date where Tiananmen Square protest erupted. It was known the causes of the protest are inflation, political corruption and stuff. China was progressing itself into an economic reforms, until inflation rises and problems, causing rifts in the country.
The man appeared literally in front of the tank, appearing to stop the tank from advancing. After repeatedly attempting to move around instead of crushing the man, the tank stops. As the tank stops, he gestured with his bags on his hand. He then climbed atop to the tank and seems to have a short conversation with the tank crew member's from the hatch after it was opened by the tank commander.
Shortly after that, he was pulled away by two men in blue attire and they disappeared with him into a nearby crowd.

But this guy got guts. After the incident, it became a hit that a TIME magazine named him as "TIME 100: The Most Important People of the Century." It became a symbolic thing, for standing up the rights you earned. He became a legacy. I guess he knew he would put himself into death sentence, for doing so. But hell yeah, he's brave. The image becomes an icon for the protest itself.

Though there were numerous things they wrote about him. Some say he settled 3 years and 9 months after the incident. He then moves to Taiwan. Some even say he was shot by firing squad.

His whereabouts now, are unknown. 

Asyraf Amir. 2012.