New version of musical 'Gwangju' traces pro-democracy movement from eyes of ordinary people

Between May 18 and 27 in 1980, citizens of Gwangju, South Jeolla Province stood up against the martial law imposed by the military junta led by then-President Chun Doo-hwan. About 200 people, including 22 soldiers on the government's side, are known to have been killed during the military crackdown. The 10-day Gwangju Uprising played a key role in igniting the pro-democracy movement in Korea and thus helped move the country's democratization forward.

source https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/04/688_307282.html?fl

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