Tag: Korean War

South Korea’s March to Democracy: from the Gwangju Uprising to the June Democratic Struggle

South Korea’s March to Democracy: from the Gwangju Uprising to the June Democratic Struggle

by | Feb 13, 2025 | , | 0

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When did South Korea become a democracy? A quick Google Search may give you many different answers.
You may be wondering, what’s the real answer?                                                        As with most things, the truth is complex. More recent events with the attempted, and failed, political coup attempt from then-sitting President Yoon Suk-yeol in 2024 shows just how ingrained South Korea’s recent history of political turbulence is.
This is the history of South Korea’s democratic struggle.

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‘Australia’s smallest peacekeeping force’ in the unknown prelude to the Korean War

‘Australia’s smallest peacekeeping force’ in the unknown prelude to the Korean War

by | Oct 30, 2020 | | 0

In the years leading up to the Korean War, the two future combatants were already fighting each other in a virtually undocumented guerrilla war. North Korean infiltrators and Republic of Korea (ROK) combat units skirmished inside South Korean borders for most of 1949 and early 1950. Thousands were killed. Both sides were accused of provocation and starting local engagements.

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