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The brutality of government supression of protesters led to open revolt in Gwangju.

Koreas remember Gwangju uprising and massacre

By Fri, May 20, 2011 10:03AM UTC View Comments The brutality of government supression of protesters led to open revolt in Gwangju.

In May of 1980, people all over South Korea protested against the recent coup that brought general Chun Doo-hwan to power and the declaration of martial law on May 17.  In most of the country, government forces were able to suppress dissent. That was not the case in Gwangju, the largest city in the southwestern...

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