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Human Rights Documentary Heritage 1980 Archives for the May 18th Democratic Uprising against Military Regime, in Gwangju, Republic of Korea

From 1961 Korea was under the control of a military dictatorship and from December 1979, under Chun Doo-hwan who became President in 1980. On 18th May 1980 the people of Gwangju rose up to protest against this dictatorship. The city was taken over by…
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