Non Violent Collective Action

In 19 89, the peaceful pro democracy protests at tianaman square in china came to a violent and bloody end. Hundreds of unarmed civilians, hungry for freedom, muddam basing by gun firing soldiers. As the world watches and listens to horror, the peacefulprodemocracy demonstration in china comes to a violent end,. crushed by waves of chinese military forces. The people power movement in the philippines or the solidarity movement in poland, or the anti pinochet movement in chile. i could think of no example where an armed revolution had succeeded erica.