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The 16 pages that link to Gwangju Uprising, each with the reason it gives.

• Kim Dae-jungRelated: Kim was accused of fomenting the uprising and sentenced to death by Chun's government.

• May 16 coupRelated: It exposed the coercive legacy of military rule initiated by the coup.

• Roh Tae-wooRelated: Roh’s association with the military regime that suppressed the uprising shadowed his democratic-era presidency.

• Fourth Republic of KoreaRelated: It followed the Fourth Republic’s collapse and revealed the coercive order that replaced it.

• South Korean literatureRelated: Its delayed public recognition made testimony and literary remembrance politically charged.

• Fifth Republic of KoreaRelated: Its violent suppression became a defining source of opposition to the regime.

• Han KangRelated: The event is the central historical setting of Human Acts and a formative concern in her writing.

• Lee Chang-dongRelated: Peppermint Candy connects an individual life to the uprising’s lasting historical trauma.

• Ko UnRelated: Ko Un’s opposition to the crackdown led to imprisonment and intensified his political engagement.

• Politics of South KoreaRelated: Its memory became a lasting source of democratic legitimacy and political contestation.