Yī jiǔ bā líng nián de Guāngzhōu Shìjiàn shì Hánguó mínzhǔhuà yùndòng de zhuǎnzhédiǎn.
The 1980 Gwangju Uprising was a turning point in South Korea's democratization.
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culture
Don't confuse with Guangzhou (广州) in southern China — same characters in Korean Hanja (光州) but a different city. South Korea has six 广域市 ('metropolitan cities'): Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, and Ulsan.
history
Gwangju is best known internationally for the May 1980 民主化运动 (democratization movement), brutally suppressed by the Chun Doo-hwan government and now commemorated as a foundational moment of modern Korean democracy.
