June Democratic Struggle
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The June Democratic Struggle, also known as the June Democracy Movement and the June Uprising, was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in South Korea that generated mass protests from June 10 to 29, 1
Crowds gather at the state funeral of Lee Han-yeol in Downtown Seoul, July 9, 1987.
Lee Han-yeol Memorial
Man voting in the constitutional referendum
Chun Doo-hwan
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Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, he ruled the country as a mil
June Democratic Struggle
…establishment of the Sixth Republic, the present-day government of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). On 10 June, the military regime under president Chun Doo-hwan announced the selection of his close friend and ally Roh Tae-woo as the next president. The public designation of Chun's successor was widely seen as…
Official portrait, 1980
Chun as captain, 1959
Memorial Hall in the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju where victims' bodies were buried