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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwangju Uprising canonical | 7 |
| Gwangju Democratization Movement | 3 |
| 1980 Gwangju Uprising | 1 |
| 5·18 Gwangju Uprising | 1 |
| April 19 Revolution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1337171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Gwangju Uprising Context triple: [Gwangju, knownFor, Gwangju Uprising]
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Saffron Revolution
The Saffron Revolution was a 2007 series of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar, led largely by Buddhist monks, against the country’s military junta and rising economic hardships.
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31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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March 1st Movement
The March 1st Movement was a major 1919 Korean independence uprising against Japanese colonial rule, marked by nationwide peaceful demonstrations that became a symbol of Korean nationalism and resistance.
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Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1976
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1976 were large-scale public demonstrations in Beijing sparked by popular mourning for Premier Zhou Enlai, which evolved into a brief pro-reform movement that was violently suppressed and later officially condemned as “counterrevolutionary.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gwangju Uprising Target entity description: 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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A.
Saffron Revolution
The Saffron Revolution was a 2007 series of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar, led largely by Buddhist monks, against the country’s military junta and rising economic hardships.
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B.
31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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C.
March 1st Movement
The March 1st Movement was a major 1919 Korean independence uprising against Japanese colonial rule, marked by nationwide peaceful demonstrations that became a symbol of Korean nationalism and resistance.
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D.
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Tiananmen Square protests of 1976
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1976 were large-scale public demonstrations in Beijing sparked by popular mourning for Premier Zhou Enlai, which evolved into a brief pro-reform movement that was violently suppressed and later officially condemned as “counterrevolutionary.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
democratic uprising
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historical event ⓘ mass protest ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gwangju Uprising
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) ⓘ
surface form:
South Korean military
paratrooper units of the South Korean army ⓘ |
| participant |
South Korean students
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South Korean workers ⓘ citizens of Gwangju ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Chun Doo-hwan
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surface form:
Chun Doo-hwan government
Republic of Korea military units ⓘ
surface form:
South Korean security forces
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| 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
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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
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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"
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film "May 18" ⓘ numerous academic studies on democratization ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Fifth Republic of South Korea ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
civilians in Gwangju
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students in Gwangju ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Gwangju Uprising Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
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