Kwangju
Americannoun
noun
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Following the 1980 Kwangju uprising, as defense commander he helped preside over eight months of martial law.
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Rebellious citizens seized effective control of Kwangju, which is 175 miles south of Seoul, from the fleeing police.
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The government made a show of ordering generous relief payments to residents of Kwangju, including compensation to people whose homes or businesses were damaged in the fighting.
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Much of the turmoil, especially among the students, was a prelude to the anniversary this week of a 1980 uprising in Kwangju.
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In a rural cemetery outside the southern city of Kwangju, a chilly drizzle fell on the 100 identical gray tombstones.
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