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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 June Democratic Struggle (Korean: 6월 민주 항쟁), also known as the June Democracy Movement and the June Uprising, [3] was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in South Korea that generated mass protests from June 10 to 29, 1987.
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]
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 the other hand, some young protesters viewed the U.S. as complicit in political repression and identified with the North's nationalist propaganda. [89] [90] In 1983, North Korea carried out the Rangoon bombing, a failed assassination attempt against South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan while he was visiting Burma. [91]
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Saturday to fight for his political future after he was impeached in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament over his short ...
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.
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