On this day, 27 May 1980, the South Korean army crushed the Gwangju uprising. Workers and students in Gwangju had risen up in armed rebellion against the US backed military regime and held the city for some days. Troops from five divisions entered the city at 4 AM, and overwhelmed the Citizen Army within 90 minutes, killing dozens and subsequently arresting, torturing and imprisoning hundreds. While ultimately unsuccessful, the Gwangju uprising laid the foundations for the downfall of the dictatorship, and sparked similar rebellions across Asia. This is a short history of the events: https://libcom.org/history/1980-the-kwangju-uprising https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1132669946918154/?type=3
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