Author
Cho; Joan E.
Year
2024
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Language
English
Pages
26
ISBN
978-0-47290-403-7
Last Update
11-Apr-2026
Keywords
Political Science ; Asian Studies
On June 10, 1987, after almost three decades of repressive authoritarian rule, protestors poured into the streets of cities all over South Korea, shouting “Abolish the evil Constitution!” and “Down with dictatorship!” In addition to widespread street rallies held by student protestors and opposition politicians in Seoul, the capital city and often the center of such protests, mass demonstrations were held in cities such as Taejŏn, Pup’yŏng, Sŏngnam, and Kunsan, where such events had not been observed before. Altogether, approximately 240,000 people from 22 cities participated in mass demonstrations against the dictatorship on that day, thus marking the beginning of...
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