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South Korea's Moon Jae-in honors those killed in Gwangju Uprising on 40th anniversary

Asia Pacific May 18, 2020

South Korea's Moon Jae-in honors those killed in Gwangju Uprising on 40th anniversary

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in honored those killed during the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising on Monday, speaking at the spot where protesters were killed 40 years ago. Demonstrators protesting against military dictator Chun Doo-hwan confronted his martial law troops on May 18, 1980. Official organizations point to ...

Trauma endures four decades after South Korea's pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising

Asia Pacific / Politics May 17, 2020

Trauma endures four decades after South Korea's pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising

It is 40 years since Choi Jung-ja saw her husband, who has been missing since South Korea's military dictatorship killed hundreds of people when they crushed the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising, a scar that burns in the country's political psyche to this day. On May 18, ...

Dying for democracy: 1980 Gwangju uprising transformed South Korea

Asia Pacific / Politics May 17, 2014

Dying for democracy: 1980 Gwangju uprising transformed South Korea

by Jeff Kingston

As South Korea marks the 34th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising, we examine the massacre's influence on national identity and the country's struggle for democracy.

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