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The '''Gwangju Uprising''' in [[Timeline of | The '''Gwangju Uprising''' in [[Timeline of Anarchism in Eastern Asia|1980]] was a spontaneous, week-long, violent insurrection against the military dictatorship of General Chun Doo-Hwan by [[Working Class|workers]] and [[Student|students]] in the [[Republic of Korea|South Korean]] city of Gwangju. Although the rebellion was a disaster in military terms, it led to a political victory, inspiring a wave of democratic uprisings across Asia, granting freedoms to hundreds of millions of people and eventually creating a progressive democracy in South Korea. | ||
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The Gwangju Uprising in 1980 was a spontaneous, week-long, violent insurrection against the military dictatorship of General Chun Doo-Hwan by workers and students in the South Korean city of Gwangju. Although the rebellion was a disaster in military terms, it led to a political victory, inspiring a wave of democratic uprisings across Asia, granting freedoms to hundreds of millions of people and eventually creating a progressive democracy in South Korea.