Gwangju Uprising (May 1980)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gwangju_Uprising_(May_1980)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gwangju_Democratization_Movement
gptkb:May_18_Democratic_Uprising
gptkbp:casualties thousands injured
estimated 200+ killed
gptkbp:cause demand for democracy
opposition to martial law
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:May_18_Memorial_Foundation
gptkb:May_18_National_Cemetery
gptkb:May_18_Foundation
gptkbp:endDate 1980-05-27
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gwangju Uprising (May 1980)
gptkbp:influenced democratization of South Korea
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gwangju,_South_Korea
gptkbp:mediaCoverage heavily censored at the time
gptkbp:memorial May 18
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Chun_Doo-hwan
gptkbp:participants gptkb:South_Korean_military
citizens of Gwangju
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:South_Korean_government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:June_Democratic_Uprising_(1987)
gptkb:South_Korean_military_dictatorship
gptkb:Yusin_Constitution
student protests
Chun Doo-hwan's coup
democratic movement in Asia
labor movement in South Korea
martial law in South Korea
gptkbp:result violent suppression
increased pro-democracy movement
hundreds of civilian deaths
gptkbp:significance catalyst for South Korean democratization
gptkbp:startDate 1980-05-18
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:A_Taxi_Driver_(film)
gptkb:Human_Acts_(novel)
gptkb:Kwangju_Diary_(book)
gptkb:May_18_(film)
gptkb:The_Attorney_(film)
books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kwangju
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6