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Gwangju Uprising
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gwangju massacre, May 18 Gwangju democratization movement, May 18 movement
1980 anti-government uprising in South Korea
Key facts
- Date
- 18–27 May 1980
- Location
- Gwangju , South Korea
- Caused by
- Coup d'état of May Seventeenth Coup d'état of December Twelfth Assassination of Park Chung Hee Authoritarianism in South Korea Social and political discontent in the Jeolla region
- Goals
- Democratization freedom of the press freedom of speech freedom of association End of dictatorial rule in South Korea
- Methods
- Protests Demonstrations Civil disobedience Armed uprising
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rebellion
- Country
- South Korea
- Location
- Gwangju
- Image
- May 18th Memorial Monument.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 606
- Number of injured
- 3139
- Participant
- Yun Sang-won
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- Commons category
- Gwangju Uprising
- topic's main category
- Category:Gwangju Uprising
- start time
- 1980-05-18
- end time
- 1980-05-27
- number of missing
- 65
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- WikiProject Human rights
- native label
- 5·18
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead figures
Jang Hyung-tae / South Jeolla Province governance Largely decentralized leadership
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