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Hello everyone! About a month ago, my wife Yujin and I picked a random area in Korea to travel in our van, and we ended up picking the district of Buk-gu (북구) in Gwangju (광주). On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (윤석열) declared emergency martial law in Korea, which was the first time since martial law was declared in 1980 by Former President Chun Doo-hwan (전두환). At the time, Korea was a military dictatorship, and students at Gwangju’s Chonnam University (전남대학교) protested in hopes that Korea would become a democracy someday, and the Martial Law Forces (MLF) were sent to control the protests. However, it was one of the most brutal massacres in Korean history where almost 200 people were killed, including 166 citizens. We went to learn about what happened on May 18th, 1980, now known as the Gwangju Uprising (5.18 민주화운동) at the May 18th National Cemetary (국립5.18민주묘지), Gwangju Station (광주역), and Chonnam University (전남대학교), which all happened to be in Buk-gu that we picked randomly.
📍Locations in Video
국립5.18민주묘지 May 18th National Cemetery - cemetery built to commemorate those who fought for democracy in May, 1980
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5.18 기념공원 May 18th Memorial Park - big park in the middle of Gwangju with some May 18th memorials
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말바우시장 Malbau Market - one of the biggest traditional Korean markets we’ve ever seen
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속초시장닭강정 Sokcho Sigol Dakgangjeong - nice and cheap market style fried chicken
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광주역 Gwangju Station - Gwangju’s train station which was also site of one of the protests during the Gwangju Uprising
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전남대학교 Chonnam University - University in Gwangju where protesting started during the Gwangju Uprising
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Chapters:
0:00 Picking a Random Spot
1:05 President Yoon Suk Yeol Emergency Martial Law and Gwangju Uprising
1:52 May 18th National Cemetery (국립5.18민주묘지)
5:23 May 18th Memorial Park (5.18기념공원)
6:44 Malbau Market (말바우시장)
9:24 Exploring Gwangju
10:30 Gwangju Station (광주역) and May 18 History
12:43 Chonnam University (전남대학교) and May 18 History
14:45 Our Thoughts on Recent Events in Korea and News
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