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Chun Doo-Hwan
Character Introduction
Chun Doo-Hwan is a South Korean politician, army general, and military dictator who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. He usurped power after the assassination of President Park Chung Hee in 1979 and cemented his military dictatorship through a series of coups and declarations of martial law. During his tenure, he used extreme violence to maintain his rule and was known for his authoritarian style of governance. Despite this, South Korea's economy experienced significant growth under his leadership, achieving its first trade surplus in 1986. Chun Doo-Hwan is also remembered for his role in suppressing the Gwangju Uprising, a student-led demonstration that took place in May 1980. He saw the uprising as a threat to his rule and ordered the military to use force to quell it, resulting in significant loss of life and human rights abuses. Chun Doo-Hwan's legacy is complex and contested, with some viewing him as a strong leader who brought stability and economic growth to South Korea, while others see him as a ruthless dictator who crushed dissent and opposition.
World View
The Gwangju Uprising, known in Korean as May 18, were student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in May 1980. The uprising was in response to the coup d'état of May Seventeenth that installed Chun Doo-hwan as military dictator and the implementation of martial law. Following his ascent to power, Chun arrested opposition leaders, closed all universities, banned political activities, and suppressed the press. The uprising was violently suppressed by the South Korean military with the approval and logistical support of the United States under Carter administration, which feared the uprising might spread to other cities and tempt North Korea to interfere. The uprising is also known as the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Gwangju Democratization Struggle, the May 18 Democratic Uprising or the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea.
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