Knowing
Gwangju Democratizing Movement
Significance
4
Category 1
Politics
Category 2
Year
1980/5/18
Region(venue)
South Korea
Region(content)
City
Gwangju
Content
The Gwangju Democratizing Movement (Gwangju Uprising) occurs. As martial law is expanded at 00:00, the martial law troops (paratroopers) begin massacres and atrocities against students and citizens. Hong Sungdam later conveys the incident nationally and internationally with his print series.
Participating artist(s)
Link
FM No.
1038