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The Gwangju Student Independence Movement (Korean: 광주 학생 독립 운동; Hanja: 光州學生獨立運動), or Gwangju Student Movement, was a protest in Gwangju between October and November 1929 against the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Before liberation of Korea from Japanese rule in 1945, the main focus of the student movement was opposing this rule and demanding Korea's independence. After 1945, the student movements were mainly concerned with righting alleged wrongs in the Korean government.
Student Day (Korean: 학생의 날) is the anniversary of the Student Independence Movement against the Japanese rule of Korea. It occurred in 1929, in the city of Gwangju. [1] In 1953, the National Assembly of South Korea announced the establishment of
The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as May 18 Democratization Movement (Korean: 오일팔 민주화운동; Hanja: 五一八民主化運動; RR: Oilpal minjuhwa-undong; lit. Five One Eight Democratization Movement), [ b ] was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju , South Korea , in May 1980, against the ...
The Korean independence movement was a series of diplomatic and militant efforts to liberate Korea from Japanese rule. The movement began around the late 19th or early 20th century, and ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945.
The Korean Independence Movement protests, also known as “Sam-il,” meaning three-one, began March 1 and lasted through April, with an estimated 2 million people participating – an impressive ...
University culture in South Korea was formed in the tumultuous social milieu of nearly four decades-long autocratic rule. University students found their identity through organizing and spearheading anti-corruption and anti-dictatorship mass protests such as the 1960 April Revolution, the 1979 Bu-Ma Democratic Protests, the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, and the 1987 June Struggle.
The movement was followed by the 1929 Gwangju Student Independence Movement. [5] On December 8, 2020, the anniversary of the movement was declared a national memorial day in South Korea. [5] [1] In 2023, a memorial was held at the location of Sunjong's funeral home, which is now the location of Hullyeonwon Park. [5]