Kwangju Democratic Movement

Yesterday marked the day of the Kwangju democratic movement, often referred to as the Kwangju massacre. Here are a few video clips about the story.
http://gwmodernkorea.blogspot.com/2008/04/kwangju-democratic-movement.html
These videos are a stark reminder of tragedies and political turmoil in the peninsula just just a few decades ago.

Wikipedia describes it like this: "The Gwangju Democratization Movement refers to a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to May 27, 1980. During this period, citizens rose up against Chun Doo-hwan's military dictatorship and took control of the city. During the later phase of the uprising, citizens took on arms to defend themselves, but were crushed by the South Korean army. It is simply called 5.18 by South Koreans to avoid politicizing the event. (Those who condemn it call it "5.18 Incident" and those who support it call it "5.18 Uprising") For the period of Chun Doo-hwan's reign, the incident was denounced as a rebellion inspired by Communist sympathizers. But after civil rule was reinstated, the incident received recognition as an effort to restore democracy from military rule. The government made a formal apology for the incident, and a national cemetery was established for the victims."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Massacre