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Han Kang's Nobel prize win sheds light on Gwangju uprising, a dark chapter in South Korean history
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Han Kang's Nobel prize win sheds light on Gwangju uprising, a dark chapter in South Korean history

ABC  

When Han Kang was nine years old, a massacre of civilians by soldiers in her hometown of Gwangju drastically reshaped the course of South Korean history. Lee said the book became a "thorn in the side of the military dictatorship", which gave in to people's demands for democratic elections in 1988. For Jay Song, from the Korean Research Centre at …

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Chun Doo-hwan, former South Korean military dictator, dies at 90
3 years, 1 month ago

Chun Doo-hwan, former South Korean military dictator, dies at 90

ABC  

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country after a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, has died at the age of 90, according to his former press aide. Key points: Mr Chun courted key military allies and gained control of South Korea's intelligence agencies to headline a 1979 coup His eight-year rule was characterised …

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Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90; suffered cardiac arrest, say police
3 years, 1 month ago

Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90; suffered cardiac arrest, say police

Firstpost  

Emergency officials said Chun died at his home. Police earlier said Chun suffered a cardiac arrest and emergency officials rushed to his Seoul residence Seoul: Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office, died on Tuesday. Police earlier said Chun suffered …

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Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
3 years, 1 month ago

Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90

Al Jazeera  

The former military commander was put on trial over the 1980 crackdown on student protesters that left Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup triggered massive democracy protests, has died at the age of 90, his former press aide said. A former military commander, Chun presided over the 1980 Gwangju …

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