1989: FANG LIZHI, CHINA

Advocating for democracy and freedom of education in China.

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Prominent astrophysicist and professor, Fang Lizhi openly advocated democracy and the freedom of education in China. Blamed for the student rebellion at Tiananmen Square, Lizhi left China in 1990. He continues his activism in the United States.

Logo photo: Stanley Tretick, Sidebar photo: Bill Eppridge
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