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| Gwangju Metropolitan City | |
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| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangju Gwangyeoksi |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kwangju Kwangyokshi |
| Hangul | 광주 광역시 |
| Hanja | 光州廣域市 |
| Short Name | Gwangju (Kwangju; 광주; 光州) |
| Statistics | |
| Population | 1,400,000 ( 2003, estimate) |
| Area | ? kmē |
| Government | Metropolitan City; Capital of South Jeolla |
| Administrative Divisions | 5 districts ("Gu") |
| Region | Honam |
| Dialect | Jeolla |
| Location Map | |
Gwangju Metropolitan City is the fifth largest city in South Korea. Gwangju is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the South Korean Home Minister, and also the capital of South Jeolla Province.
The city was established a long time ago (c. 57 BC) and has been a centre of trade ever since. It was one of the administrative centres of Baekje during the Three-Kingdom PeriodThe Three Kingdoms of Korea were the kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which ruled the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria between the 1st century BC and 7th century AD. Other smaller kingdoms and tribal states existed in Korea before and during.
With the construction of a railway to Seoul in 1914Events January 4 77 seal hunters freeze to death on ice near Labrador January 5 Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor February 13 Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Compos modern industry was established. This includes cotton textiles, rice mills and breweries. Construction of a designated industrial zone in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio ensued marked growth in industry, especially in the sectors linked to the automobile industry.
In 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu, during the period of JapaneseJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh occupation, a confrontation between Korean and Japanese students in the city turned into a regional demonstration, which culminated in one of the major nationwide uprisings against Japanese rule in the colonial period.
In May 1980 civil demonstrations took place in Gwangju against the newly installed military government of Chun Doo-hwan. The demonstrations were suppressed by military forces, including elite units of the Special Operations Command. Most commentators agree that the suppression was characterized by its egregious brutality, including several incidents where military forces fired automatic weapons into crowds of unarmed demonstrators. Some commentators assert United States is partly responsible for the mass killing in the city, because of its tacit endorsement of the Chun Doo-hwan regime and the authorization of troop mobilization. Gwangju is sometimes called the shrine of the Korean democracy because of this incident. After the civil rule was reinstated, a national cemetery was established honoring the victims of the incident.
The death toll of the 1980 Gwangju massacre has been subject to considerable dispute. The official investigation by the civilian government in the 90s found that 207 civilians could be confirmed slain. [1] In addition they found 987 "Other Casualties" who suffered substantial injury. However, a BBC report indicates that these numbers may be conservative. [2] Estimates prepared by dissident groups in the period of military government and opposition parties in the late 80s such as the Peace and Democracy Party claimed one to two thousand were dead. [3] However, detailed information about the identities of the dead has not been provided to back up these claims.
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