![]() While the South Korean government claimed 165 people were killed in the uprising, scholarship on the uprising today estimates 600 to 2,300 victims. Some Gwangju citizens took up arms, raiding local police stations and armories, and were able to take control of large sections of the city before soldiers re-entered the city and suppressed the uprising. The uprising began after Chonnam National University students who were demonstrating against martial law were fired upon, killed, raped, and beaten by the South Korean military. The uprising is also known as the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement (Korean: 5♱8 광주 민주화 운동 Hanja: 五一八光州民主化運動), the Gwangju Democratization Struggle (Korean: 광주 민주화 항쟁 Hanja: 光州民主化抗爭), the May 18 Democratic Uprising, or the Gwangju Massacre, The uprising was violently suppressed by the South Korean military. Following his ascent to power, Chun arrested opposition leaders, closed all universities, banned political activities, and suppressed the press. 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. ![]() The Gwangju Uprising, known in Korean as May 18 ( Korean: 오일팔 Hanja: 五一八 RR: Oilpal lit. Five One Eight), was a popular uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980. Up to 600–2,300 killed see casualties section. ![]() 165 killed (South Korean government claim) ![]()
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