Gwangju Uprising: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Kwangju Rebellion • Gwangju Rebellion • Kwangju Uprising
Date	May 18, 1980 - May 27, 1980
Location	South Korea • Gwangju

Photos

Large crowd of people, mostly young, sit closely packed in a public square during the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea, 1980, with buildings and trees in the background.

Korean students with hands tied behind their backs are led in a line by soldiers holding a rope during the 1980 Gwangju Uprising in South Korea.

Aerial view of the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju, South Korea, showing rows of graves, a central monument, and surrounding trees with mountains in the background.

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Key People

Chun Doo-Hwan, 1985

Chun Doo-Hwan

president of South Korea