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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (Asia/South Asia/Australia/New Zealand) > Kwangju Uprising
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (Asia/South Asia/Australia/New Zealand) > Kwangju Uprising
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > regions > Kwangju Uprising
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > Kwangju Uprising

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Kwangju Uprising  

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  • Between May 18 and 27, 1980, nearly a quarter of a million people participated in the largest political uprising in the history of the Korean peninsula. Although brutally repressed and initially unsuccessful in bringing about democratic reform in South Korea, the Kwangju Uprising, once called, “Korea's Tiananmen,” is considered the pivotal moment in the South Korean struggle for democracy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Kwangju Uprising]

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  • May 18th Democratic Uprising

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  • 1980

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