Gwangju (Korean: 광주; Korean: [kwaŋ.dʑu] ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city...
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The Gwangju Uprising, known in Korean as May 18 (Korean: 오일팔; Hanja: 五一八; RR: Oilpal; lit. Five One Eight), were student-led demonstrations that took...
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Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean...
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Gimcheon Sangmu FC (redirect from Gwangju Sangmu)
article also includes the predecessor military-based teams – Sangmu FC, Gwangju Sangmu FC and Sangju Sangmu FC – which are still separate legal entities...
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Gwangju (Korean: 광주; Korean pronunciation: [kwaŋ.dʑu]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be...
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Gwangju City may refer to: Gwangju, the capital city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea Gwangju Uprising, 1980 Gwangju City (Gyeonggi), a city in Gyeonggi...
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The Gwangju Student Independence Movement (Korean: 광주 학생 독립 운동; Hanja: 光州學生獨立運動), or Gwangju Student Movement, was a protest in Gwangju between October...
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Gwangju Inhwa School (Korean: 광주인화학교) was a school for hearing-impaired students founded in 1961 and located in Gwangju, South Korea. The school made...
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Gwangju Airport (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is an airport in Gwangju, South Korea and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1,986,125 passengers...
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up Gwangju in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gwangju usually refers to Gwangju Metropolitan City in South Korea: It may also refer to: Gwangju, Gyeonggi...
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Gwangju AI Peppers (Korean: 광주 AI 페퍼스) is a South Korean women's professional volleyball team, founded in 2021. They are based in Gwangju and are members...
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Biennale is hosted by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the city of Gwangju. The Gwangju Biennale Foundation also hosts the Gwangju Design Biennale, founded...
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Gwangju University (Korean: 광주대학교) is a university in Gwangju, South Korea. It began in 1981 as a four-year college in Jinwol-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju, named...
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The Gwangju–Daegu Expressway(Korean: 광주대구 고속도로) formerly 88 Olympic Expressway(88올림픽 고속도로; Pal-pal(88) Olimpik Gosokdoro) is a freeway in South Korea...
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The Gwangju-Kia Champions Field (Korean: 광주 KIA 챔피언스 필드) is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It has been the home of KBO club Kia Tigers since...
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Gwangju Metro (Korean: 광주 도시철도; Hanja: 光州都市鐵道) is the rapid transit system of Gwangju, South Korea, operated by the Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit...
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The Gwangju Football Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is the home ground of Gwangju FC. The stadium holds 10,007 spectators...
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Human Acts (category Works about the Gwangju Uprising)
occurred on 18 May 1980, in Gwangju, Korea. In the novel, one boy's death provides the impetus for a dimensional look into the Gwangju Uprising and the lives...
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Pyeongchang United FC (redirect from Gwangju IFU FC)
and the fourth tier of football in South Korea. Gwangju Gwangsan was founded in 2008 based in Gwangju where they play their first season from 2008 until...
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which violently seized power by two coups and brutally suppressed the Gwangju Uprising. The June Democratic Struggle of 1987 ended authoritarian rule...
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The Mayor of Gwangju (Korean: 광주광역시장; Hanja: 光州廣域市長) is the head of the local government of Gwangju who is elected to a four-year term. From 1945 to 1995...
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League 1 runners-up when they won the 2023 Korean FA Cup, so third-placed Gwangju FC qualified for the Champions League Elite qualifying play-off. Since...
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Gwangju Koryoin Village (Korean: 광주고려인마을) is an enclave of Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union) in Wolgok-dong [ko], Gwangsan District...
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Gwangju Cinema (Korean: 광주극장; Hanja: 光州劇場; also Gwangju Theater) is a historic theater in Dong District, Gwangju, South Korea. The theater first opened...
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The administrative divisions and subdivisions of Gwangju are: Buk-gu (북구; 北區) Dongnim-dong (동림동) Duam-1-dong (두암1동) Duam-2-dong (두암2동) Duam-3-dong (두암3동)...
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collapse of the Gwangju Democratization Movement and the deaths of at least 200 Gwangju activists. For this, he was called "The Butcher of Gwangju" by many people...
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Gwangju Castle (Korean: 광주읍성; Hanja: 光州邑城) was a Joseon-period castle in Gwangju, Korea (present-day South Korea). According to the Gwangju Eupji (광주읍지;...
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A Taxi Driver (category Films about the Gwangju Uprising)
driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980. It is based on German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter's interactions...
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ROKS Gwangju is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships: ROKS Gwangju (DD-921), a Kangwon-class destroyer from 1977 to 2000. ROKS Gwangju (FFG-817)...
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Gwangju Station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station. The station opened on July 1, 1922, and the station...
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