Gwangju (Korean: [kwaŋ.dʑu] ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the...
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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), took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980...
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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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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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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 Airport (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is an airport in the city of Gwangju, South Korea and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1...
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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 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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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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The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the South Korean city of Gwangju. It is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture...
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Pyeongchang United FC (redirect from Gwangju IFU FC)
Pyeongchang United, formerly Gwangju Gwangsan and Pyeongchang FC until 2014 and 2019 respectively is a South Korean football club based in the city of...
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Gwangju Catholic University (Korean: 광주가톨릭대학교) is a Catholic university located in Naju (near Gwangju), South Korea. Gwangju Catholic University 35°00′58″N...
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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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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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Kia Tigers (redirect from Gwangju Kia Tigers)
professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Until 2001, they were known as the Haitai Tigers. The Tigers are members...
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twenty-six politicians, were also arrested. On May 18, 1980, citizens of Gwangju rose up against Chun Doo-hwan's military dictatorship and took control...
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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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the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It is similar to a ward in the United States. The district is by far the most populated district in Gwangju, and elects...
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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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