This is a collection of articles featured by Hankyoreh from the 70th anniversary of the Jeju Uprising.
Referred to as the "4.3 Incident" it was a crackdown on the South Korean Worker's Party by the South Korean government, resulting in a massacre against the population with "an estimated death toll between 25,000 and over 30,000 – representing 10% of Jeju Island’s population at the time." The history of this incident was officially censored and repressed for several decades.
Posting this to spread awareness and encourage research into this history as its anniversary in April approaches.
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Articles about Jeju Uprising, April 3rd Incident, massacre of 10% of Jeju's population in crackdown against Worker's Party
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/jeju43This is a collection of articles featured by Hankyoreh from the 70th anniversary of the Jeju Uprising.
Referred to as the "4.3 Incident" it was a crackdown on the South Korean Worker's Party by the South Korean government, resulting in a massacre against the population with "an estimated death toll between 25,000 and over 30,000 – representing 10% of Jeju Island’s population at the time." The history of this incident was officially censored and repressed for several decades.
Posting this to spread awareness and encourage research into this history as its anniversary in April approaches.
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