May 18 Democratic Uprising

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The May 18 Democratic Uprising was a 1980 pro-democracy movement in South Korea, centered in Gwangju, in which citizens rose up against military dictatorship and were met with brutal state repression.

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May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement commemoration ×1

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Gwangju Prize for Human Rights → namedAfter → May 18 Democratic Uprising →

Gwangju Prize for Human Rights → relatedEvent → May 18 Democratic Uprising →

this entity surface form: "May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement commemoration"

Gwangju → significantEvent → May 18 Democratic Uprising →