May 18th National Cemetery
May 18th National Cemetery is a cemetery for those who participated in the Gwangju Uprising. Built by the government of South Korea in 1997, it is located in Gwangju. Every May, on the anniversary of the uprising, it is common for citizens to visit the cemetery to honor the dead.
Gate Cherishing the Memory of the Deceased
Mangweol-dong Cemetery
The 3rd boundaries of a grave
The 4th boundaries of a grave
The Gwangju Uprising, known in Korean as May 18, took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980. The uprising was a response to the coup d'état of May Seventeenth that installed Chun Doo-hwan as military dictator and implemented martial law. Following his ascent to power, Chun arrested opposition leaders, closed all universities, banned political activities, and suppressed the press. The uprising was violently suppressed by the South Korean military. The uprising is also known as the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Gwangju Democratization Struggle, the May 18 Democratic Uprising or the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea.
Memorial Hall in the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju where victims' bodies were buried
The former South Jeolla Provincial Office
The victims of the Gwangju Massacre were buried at the May 18 National Cemetery.
May 18 Minjung Struggle Memorial Tower
