Gwangju

Defense Minister Song Young-moo has been charged with a re-examination of the military's brutal repression of what is known as the Gwangju uprising, which broke out in the city of Gwangju on May 18, 1980.[…] Events in Gwangju, 300 kilometers southwest of Seoul, were part of broader civil unrest, including protests against the presence of the US military in South Korea and student demands for democracy, minimum wages and a free press.

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In the history of South Korea’s fight for democracy, the 1980 uprising in Gwangju stands out as one of the proudest moments. Thousands of ordinary citizens took to the streets to protest a military dictatorship, and hundreds were shot down by security forces. The bloody incident has been sanctified in textbooks as the “Gwangju Democratization Movement.”

Source: wiktionary