Gwangju

English Etymology From en ko 광주(光州). en Kwangju. Pronunciation kwäng′jo͞o′Kwangju 997 3 Proper noun en city c/South Korea. en 08/24/2017 Julian Ryall Can South Korea heal Gwangju uprising wounds? w:Deutsche Welle https://web.archive.org/web/20170825033731/https://www.dw.com/en/can-south-korea-heal-gwangju-uprising-wounds/a-40217666 August 25, 2017 https://www.dw.com/en/can-south-korea-heal-gwangju-uprising-wounds/a-40217666 Asia Defense Minister Song Young-moo has been charged with a re-examination of the military's brutal repression of what is known as the Gwangju uprising, which broke out in the city of Gwangju on May 18, 1980.Events in Gwangju, 300 kilometers southwest of Seoul, were part of broader civil unrest, including protests against the presence of the US military in South Korea and student demands for democracy, minimum wages and a free press. en July 18, 2021 w:Choe Sang-Hun ‘Historical Distortions’ Test South Korea’s Commitment to Free Speech https://web.archive.org/web/20210718223115/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/world/asia/korea-misinformation-youtube.html 18 July 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/world/asia/korea-misinformation-youtube.html In the history of South Korea’s fight for democracy, the 1980 uprising in Gwangju stands out as one of the proudest moments. Thousands of ordinary citizens took to the streets to protest a military dictatorship, and hundreds were shot down by security forces. The bloody incident has been sanctified in textbooks as the “Gwangju Democratization Movement.” Translations city in South Korea Arabic: ar جْوَانْجُو m gwanjū Chinese: Cantonese: yue 光州 Mandarin: cmn 光州 Guāngzhōu Japanese: ja 光州 くぁんじゅ, Kwanju Korean: ko ^광주(光州) Russian: ru Кванджу́ m Vietnamese: vi Quang Châu (vi 光州) References