* 1980 – Gwangju Massacre: students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.

* 1980 – The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.

The incident turned into a citywide protest that lasted nine days until May 27 and resulted in the Gwangju Massacre.

* May 18 – May 27 – Gwangju Massacre: Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms.

The protests in Gwangju continued, resulting in the Gwangju Massacre, where around 987 civilians were killed within five days by Chun's military.

Immediate estimates of the civilian death toll ranged from a few dozen to 2000, with a later full investigation by the civilian government finding 606 deaths ( see: Gwangju Massacre ).

Yong-Ho's masculinity is broken during the Gwangju Massacre scene in which the militarized masculinity enforced by the Korean government ; a required 26 month duty in the military, an order to kill innocent civilians, and a need to conform to the standards of the other soldiers around him ; ultimately forces Yong-Ho to compensate later in life through interrogating the student protesters who inevitably were the reason he was put in that situation.

Regional bitterness was intensified by the May 1980 Gwangju massacre, in which about 200 and perhaps many more inhabitants of the capital of Jeollanam-do were killed by government troops sent to quell an insurrection.

The United States ' alleged role in the May 1980 Gwangju uprising was the single most pressing South Korean political issue of the 1980s.

However in 1980, Kim was arrested and sentenced to death on charges of sedition and conspiracy in the wake of another coup by Chun Doo-hwan and a popular uprising in Gwangju, his political stronghold.

A presidential library at Yonsei University was built to preserve Kim's legacy, and there is a convention center named after him in the city of Gwangju, the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center.

His work was included in numerous group exhibitions including Involving Technical Materials and Processes, organized by Experiments in Art and Technology, in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum, Brookly, NY and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY ( 1968 ); New Learning Spaces & Places, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN ( 1974 ); Whitney Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY ( 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 ); Documenta 6, Kassel, Germany, ( 1977 ); Venice Biennale, US Pavilion, Venice, Italy, ( 1980 ); Sydney Biennale, Sydney, Australia, ( 1982 ); II Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba, ( 1986 ); The Thinking Eye, International Center for Photography, New York, NY, ( 1987 ); Passages de l ’ image, Musée national d ' Art moderne-Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, ( 1990 ); Video Art: The First 25 Years, The Museum of Modern Art, and The American Federation of Arts, New York, NY, ( 1995 ); Info Art ’ 95, Kwangu Biennial, Gwangju, Korea, ( 1995 ); Electronic Highways, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, ( 1997 ); and Rational / Irrational, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, ( 2008-2009 ).

Im Kwon-taek was born in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do and grew up in Gwangju.

The Sambatnaru way was the shortest route to the stronghold of Gwangju and the southern provinces.

Gwangju was the capital of the province, until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak, Muan County in 2005.

During the Joseon Dynasty, which was founded after the Goryeo Dynasty, King Taejo set the capital in Hanyang, while restructuring Gyeonggi's area to include Gwangju, Suwon, Yeoju, and Anseong, along with the southeast region.

Modern industry was established in Gwangju with the construction of a railway to Seoul.

Jeonju was retained as the capital of Jeonbuk, with Gwangju being made the capital of Jeonnam.

The capital of Jeonnam was later changed to Namak in 2005, with Gwangju being designating a Special City.

The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895.

Muan International Airport was opened here, and will eventually replace the airports in Gwangju and Mokpo.

Conventional line electrification was finished over the across Daegu and on to Busan, the across Daejeon, and the from Daejeon to Mokpo and Gwangju.

The budget for the first stage, from the new Osong Station on the Gyongbu HSR to Gwangju · Songjeong Station, was set at 8, 569. 5 billion won.

U-Know was born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea.

Fundamental to this movement was a perception of U. S. complicity in Chun's rise to power, and, more particularly, in the Gwangju massacre itself.

His lifelong concern with his native country and culture was expressed in several of his compositions, including the orchestral piece " Exemplum in Memoriam Kwangju " ( 1981 ) which he composed in memory of the Gwangju massacre and Naui Dang, Naui Minjokiyo!

Yonhi Student Council and many faculty members belonging to the clandestine New Stem Association ( 신간회 新幹會 ) gave full support to the Gwangju Student Independence Movement ( 광주학생독립운동 ); in the aftermath, students were apprehended, and Shin Gan Society was exposed.

The Gwangju Line was completed to Yeosu on December 25, 1930.

Korean anti-Americanism after the war was fueled by American occupation of USFK troops and support for the authoritarian rule of Park Chung-hee, and what was perceived as an American endorsement of the brutal tactics used in the Gwangju massacre.

Division from martial-law duty in Seoul to Gwangju because law and order had to be restored in a situation that had run amok following the outrageous behavior of the Korean Special Forces, which had never been under General Wickham's command.

Construction continued from the other end of the line, with the section from Mokpo to Hakgyo ( today Hampyeong ) opened in May 1913 ; and extended to Naju in July 1913, to Songjeong-ri ( today Gwangju · Songjeong ) in October 1913, and finally to Jeongeup, completing the line on January 11, 1914.

The university was formally established in January, 1952 through the union of Gwangju Medical College, Gwangju Agricultural College, Mokpo Commerce College, and Daeseong College.

While this official renaming occurred in 1987, it can also be found translated into English as Gwangju People's Uprising and Kwangju Rebellion.

It was officially renamed Gwangju Democratization Movement in 1987.

Moon Geun-young ( born May 6, 1987, in Gwangju, South Korea ) is a multi-talented South Korean award-winning actress, commercial film ( CF ) star, and model.

Some of the key Korean foundation players included Lee Sang-il, who had played domestic football in Belgium, and Park Jong-jin who has played all his domestic football with Daegu, bar a two year spell with Gwangju Sangmu when undertaking his military service.

On May 18, 1980, a confrontation broke out in the city of Gwangju between protesting students of Chonnam National University and the armed forces dispatched by the Martial Law Command.

The two then witness a rally protesting generals ' immunity from prosecution in a bloody massacre in Gwangju in the early 1980s.

In 1985 the largest cities were Seoul ( 9, 645, 932 inhabitants ), Busan ( 3, 516, 807 ), Daegu ( 2, 030, 672 ), Incheon ( 1, 387, 491 ), Gwangju ( 906, 129 ), and Daejeon ( 866, 695 ).

South Korea's six largest cities — Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon and Incheon — all have subway systems.

Examples are Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon and Ulsan in South Korea and Pyongyang and Rason in North Korea.

Nearly every larger city in Germany is a consolidated city – county, like Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich or Dresden ; Austria, where the capital of Vienna is both a city and state ; France, where the capital city of Paris has been coterminous with the département of Paris since 1968 ; and South Korea, where Seoul is a special city, while six other cities ( Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, and Ulsan ) are metropolitan cities.

From Gosok bus terminal one can travel to Seoul, Gwangju, Seosan, Masan, and Daejeon.

The railway junction is located at the point where Jeolla, Janghang Line and Gunsan Lines meet the Honam Line, and is served by frequent train service to / from Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Mokpo, Jeonju, Suncheon, and Yeosu.

The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul ( via the Gyeongbu Line ) to Gwangju and Mokpo.

between Seoul and Gwangju, the time reduced from 3 hours 53 minutes to 2 hours 38 minutes.

Gurye is located in the southwest portion of Korea, and is easily accessible from Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, as well as other major cities.

It is 3 and a half hours from the Seoul Central City Bus Terminal and about one hour from both the U-Square Bus Terminal in Gwangju and the Jeonju Inter City Bus Terminal.

From downtown Muju, it takes about two and a half hours to Seoul, an hour to Daejeon Metropolitan City, an hour and fifty minutes to Daegu Metropolitan City, an hour to Jeonju, two hours and ten minutes to Gwangju Metropolitan City and three hours to Busan.

It lies on the border between southern Seoul and the city of Gwangju ( not to be confused with Gwangju Metropolitan City.

By then, student protests were escalating in Seoul and Gwangju.

Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul.

Lying immediately east of Seoul, Hanam is also bordered by Namyangju, Gwangju, and Seongnam.

It is the place where Samnamdaero, which starts in Seoul, parts, leading one branch of the road through to the south-eastern Yeongnam region ( which includes Gimcheon, Daegu, Gyeongju and Dongnae ), and leading the other through Gongju and Nonsan to the Honam region ( which includes Jeonju, Gwangju, Suncheon, and Yeosu ).

Following a draw with Gwangju Sangmu in round 16, FC Seoul was defeated 1 – 0 by Suwon Samsung.

This is believed to have been constructed near the modern-day boundary of Seoul and Gwangju City.

It is located in modern-day Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, and previously was included in the neighboring city of Gwangju.

Its main headquarters are Korea University ( Seoul ) and Chonnam University ( Gwangju ).