The Gwangju Uprising was a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, from May 18 to May 27, 1980, which pitted local, armed citizens against soldiers and police of the South Korean government. The event is sometimes called 5·18 (May 18; Korean: 오일팔; Hanja: 五一八; RR: Oilpal), in reference to the date the movement began. The uprising is also known as the Gwangju Democratization Struggle (Korean: 광주 민주화 항쟁; Hanja: 光州民主化抗爭), the Gwangju Massacre,[3][4][5] the May 18 Democratic Uprising,[6] or the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement[7] (Korean: 5·18 광주 민주화 운동; Hanja: 五一八光州民主化運動).
The Gwangju Uprising was a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, from May 18 to May 27, 1980, which pitted local, armed citizens against soldiers and police of the South Korean government. The event is sometimes called 5·18 (May 18; Korean: 오일팔; Hanja: 五一八; RR: Oilpal), in reference to the date the movement began. The uprising is also known as the Gwangju Democratization Struggle (Korean: 광주 민주화 항쟁; Hanja: 光州民主化抗爭), the Gwangju Massacre,[3][4][5] the May 18 Democratic Uprising,[6] or the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement[7] (Korean: 5·18 광주 민주화 운동; Hanja: 五一八光州民主化運動).


































































































댓글
댓글 쓰기