New Military Group
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The New Military Group was a South Korean military faction that seized power in a 1979 coup and became the authoritarian force later confronted by the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | South Korean military faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New Military Group (Sin’gunbu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | assassination of Park Chung-hee ⓘ |
| confrontedBy |
South Korean pro-democracy activists
ⓘ
citizens of Gwangju ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | military junta ⓘ |
| governmentFormWhileInPower | de facto military dictatorship ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Park Chung-hee political crisis ⓘ |
| ideology |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
military rule ⓘ |
| involvedIn | political repression in South Korea ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | Korean ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Gwangju
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | martial law expansion in 1980 ⓘ |
| opposedByEvent |
Gwangju Uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May 18 Democratic Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| seizedPowerIn | Coup of December Twelfth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seizedPowerInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| suppressed |
May 18 Democratic Uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-democracy movements ⓘ |
| timeInPowerApproximateEnd | early 1980s ⓘ |
| timeInPowerApproximateStart | 1979 ⓘ |
| typeOfRegime | authoritarian military regime ⓘ |
| usedInstitution |
Capital Garrison Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defense Security Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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