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Saturday, 29 January, 2005, 10:16 GMT
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In pictures: Zhao Ziyang funeral
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The funeral of Zhao Ziyang took place under tight police control at Babaoshan cemetery in Beijing
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Police guarded the entrance to the compound and many dissidents were kept under house arrest
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However, protesters came to the site to express their mourning for the former Communist Party leader
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These protesters demand: Ziyang's spirit lives forever, declare war on corruption
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Some mourners were pushed out of the way by police
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After the funeral the authorities said Zhao Ziyang had made serious mistakes in handling the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square
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Zhao fell out of favour with the authorities in 1989 after he pleaded with pro-democracy students to halt their protests on Tiananmen Square
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