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The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as May 18 (Korean: 오일팔; Hanja: 五一八; RR: Oilpal; lit. Five One Eight), [b] was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in May 1980, against the coup of Chun Doo-hwan.
May 18–27 - Gwangju massacre: Up to 165 people are killed when a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju is crushed by the South Korean army. [2] May 20 - Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo order the National Assembly of Korea to be dissolved, using troops to enforce the order. July 8- Miss Universe 1980; August 27 - Chun Doo-hwan is elected ...
The song is a common protest song in South Korea. [13] It is used in remembrance of the Gwangju Uprising, and is frequently used by labor figures in Korean politics. [14] The song was notably used in protests against presidents Park Geun Hye and Yoon Suk Yeol. [8] [15] [16]
The Coup d'état of May Seventeenth (Korean: 5.17 내란; Hanja: 五一七內亂) was a military coup d'état staged by General Chun Doo-hwan on 17 May 1980 against the civilian government of President Choi Kyu-hah in South Korea. [1] On May 17, 1980, Chun forced the Cabinet to extend martial law to the whole nation, which had previously not ...
The May 18 Memorial Foundation [1] [2] [3] (Korean: 5·18기념재단; Hanja: 5·18紀念財團) is a prominent organization based in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, with a view to commemorate and develop the spirit of struggle and solidarity of the Gwangju Uprising, also known as the May 18 Democratic Uprising and May 18 Gwangju Uprising. [4]
Memorial Hall in the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju where victims' bodies were buried. On 17 May 1980, Chun expanded martial law to the entire country, due to stated rumors of North Korean infiltration into South Korea. The KCIA manipulated these rumors under the command of Chun.
Yoon, whose full name is not being published due to a South Korean law protecting the privacy of suspects and criminals, spent 20 years in prison for the 1988 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl ...
May 18 (Korean: 화려한 휴가; lit. "Splendid Holiday") is a 2007 South Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Ji-hoon was released in 27 July 2007, starring Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Yo-won and Lee Joon-gi. This movie tell about the events leading up to the Gwangju massacre in South Korea where troops fired on students. [2] [3]