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Anyone have more info on this man?

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Lifer
I'm just curious as to who this man was and what became of him. Every so often I see this picture but dont know what happened. Also, a link to a bigger/better picture would be nice. I wouldnt mind making a poster out of it.

Anyone know who this man is?
 
No one know his name or who he is, so no one can say for sure what happened to him... but it's widely believed he's dead...
 
Yeah, it is from Tiananmen. In some places I read he did actually stop the tanks, but I cant find out who he is, so he may have in fact died when that picture was taken. That guy should have his story told.
 
The young man photographed and filmed facing a column of tanks on June 5, 1989, is perhaps the most recognizable image from the Tiananmen Square protests and their deadly aftermath. Nothing is known about him, and even his name is uncertain. In many accounts, his name is given as Wang Weilin, but he has not been seen since his appearance on Chang'an Boulevard. Neither Amnesty International nor Human Rights Watch have been able to uncover any information about the man or his family. Jiang Zemin, the Communist Party General Secretary, was asked about the fate of the young man in a 1992 interview with Barbara Walters. He replied in his stilted English: "I think never killed."

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