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did you guys see any of the gwangju massacre on tv or anything? because i need to know if any other country knows about this rather than south korea.
2,000+ people died in a peaceful march

2007-06-28 15:04:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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Gwangju Democratization Movement

The Gwangju Democratization Movement (Korean: 광주 민주화운동) refers to the violent suppression of a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to May 27, 1980. It is simply called 5.18 by South Koreans.

For the period of Chun Doo-hwan's reign, the incident was fabricated as a rebellion inspired by Communist sympathisers. But after civil rule was reinstated, the incident received recognition as an effort to restore democracy from military rule. The government made a formal apology for the incident, and a national cemetery was established for the victims.

2007-06-29 04:37:48 · answer #1 · answered by Menehune 7 · 0 0

Gwangju Massacre

2016-09-29 00:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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