Gwangju
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Gwangju, formerly romanized as Kwangju, was a city in South Korea. In July 2026, the city was merged with South Jeolla Province into a new provincial-level city called Jeonnam-Gwangju.
A memorial to commemorate the lives lost in the 1980 Gwangju uprising.
Gwangju World Cup Stadium.
Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, home field of Kia Tigers.
Picture taken from a hill overlooking Gwangju in April 2017.
Gwangju Uprising
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The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as the May 18 Democratization Movement, was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in May 1980, against the cou
Gwangju
…by military forces, including elite units of the Special Operations Command. The situation escalated after a violent crackdown, resulting in the Gwangju Uprising, where civilians raided armories and armed themselves. By the time the uprising was suppressed 9 days later, many hundreds of civilians and several…
Photos of the victims of the Gwangju massacre
The former South Jeolla Provincial Office
The victims of the Gwangju Massacre were buried at the May 18 National Cemetery.