Gwangju Uprising

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The Gwangju Uprising was a 1980 pro-democracy revolt in South Korea in which citizens of Gwangju rose up against military dictatorship, becoming a pivotal event in the country’s democratization.

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instanceOf democratic uprising
historical event
mass protest
massacre
alsoKnownAs Gwangju Uprising
surface form: 5·18 Gwangju Uprising

Gwangju Uprising
surface form: Gwangju Democratization Movement

May 18 Democratic Uprising
commemoratedOn May 18
country South Korea
endDate 1980-05-27
followedBy June Democratic Uprising of 1987 in South Korea
hasCause coup d’état of December Twelfth (1979) by Chun Doo-hwan
extension of martial law in South Korea in May 1980
opposition to military dictatorship in South Korea
suppression of student protests in Gwangju
hasMemorial May 18 Memorial Park
May 18th National Cemetery
laterAcknowledgedBy South Korean government
legalRecognition designated as a democratic movement by South Korean law
location Gwangju
mainDemands democratization of South Korea
end of martial law
release of arrested opposition leaders
resignation of military authorities
mediaCoverage initially censored by South Korean military government
opponent Martial Law Command of South Korea
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: South Korean military

paratrooper units of the South Korean army
participant South Korean students
South Korean workers
citizens of Gwangju
perpetrator Chun Doo-hwan
surface form: Chun Doo-hwan government

Republic of Korea military units
surface form: South Korean security forces
precededBy assassination of Park Chung-hee in 1979
recognizedAs symbolic starting point of South Korea’s democratic transition
result delegitimization of Chun Doo-hwan regime
hundreds of civilian deaths
radicalization of South Korean democracy activists
thousands of injuries
violent suppression by the South Korean military
significance catalyst for South Korea’s pro-democracy movement in the 1980s
pivotal event in South Korea’s democratization
symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule in South Korea
startDate 1980-05-18
subjectOf film "A Taxi Driver"
film "May 18"
numerous academic studies on democratization
timePeriod Fifth Republic of South Korea
victimGroup civilians in Gwangju
students in Gwangju

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Gwangju knownFor Gwangju Uprising
Gwangju significantEvent Gwangju Uprising
Gwangju Prize for Human Rights namedAfter Gwangju Uprising
Gwangju Biennale relatedTo Gwangju Uprising
Gwangju Uprising alsoKnownAs Gwangju Uprising
this entity surface form: Gwangju Democratization Movement
Gwangju Uprising alsoKnownAs Gwangju Uprising
this entity surface form: 5·18 Gwangju Uprising
May 18 Democratic Uprising alsoKnownAs Gwangju Uprising
May 18 Democratic Uprising alsoKnownAs Gwangju Uprising
this entity surface form: Gwangju Democratization Movement
May 18th National Cemetery commemorates Gwangju Uprising
this entity surface form: Gwangju Democratization Movement
Honam region associatedWithEvent Gwangju Uprising
May 18 Memorial Foundation namedAfter Gwangju Uprising
May 18 Memorial Foundation focusEvent Gwangju Uprising
this entity surface form: 1980 Gwangju Uprising
April Revolution alsoKnownAs Gwangju Uprising
this entity surface form: April 19 Revolution