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1983
 
    
The first all-digital synthesizer, the DX7, is put on the market by Yamaha       
1983
 
   
Philips and Sony jointly introduce a new device, the compact disc      
1983
 
   
Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino is assassinated at Manila International Airport      
1986
 
    
Corazón Aquino, widow of the assassinated Benigno Aquino, stands against Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines presidential election       
1986
 
    
After attempting to rig the presidential election to defeat Corazón Aquino, Ferdinand Marcos flees from the Philippines to exile in Hawaii       
1988
 
    
Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Burma from England, to look after her dying mother       
1989
 
   
Students, teachers and workers gather in large numbers in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to demand democratic reform      
1989
 
    
The crowd demonstrating on Beijing's Tiananmen Square swells to more than a million       
1989
 
   
Confronted with mass popular protest, Deng Xiaoping imposes martial law in China      
1989
 
    
More than 2000 peaceful demonstrators die after troops open fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square