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The peasantry suffered a lot both physically and mentally, became starving and homeless due to Korea War. Influenced by the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States both with their alliance in regards to communism and capitalism to a large extent, North Korea invaded the South, trying to unify the whole territory.
The expanded martial law closed universities, banned political activities and further curtailed the press. To enforce the martial law, troops were dispatched to various parts of the nation. On the same day, the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) raided a national conference of student union leaders from 55 universities. [2]
Three main political camps can be distinguished in the Korean student movement of the 1980s: The National Liberation (NL), the National Democracy (ND) and the People's Democracy(PD). [5] Although they leaned on different political views, all facilitated several organizations and together they managed to mobilize two major demonstrations. [5]
Perpetrators of political repression in South Korea (11 P) Pages in category "Political repression in South Korea" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as May 18 (Korean: 오일팔; Hanja: 五一八; RR: Oilpal; lit. Five One Eight), [b] was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in May 1980, against the coup of Chun Doo-hwan.
On May 16, 1961, following months of political instability, General Park Chung Hee launched a coup d'état overthrowing the short-lived Second Republic of South Korea and replacing it with a military junta and later the autocratic Third Republic of South Korea. [4] [15] On July 19, 1965, 90-year-old Rhee died at 19:35 Korean time in Honolulu.
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The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. [1] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened.