The martial forces were stayed in each university in Gwangju; The the May 18th Gwangju Peoples' Uprising was broken out; Airlift troops came into the city.
May 21, 1980
The martial forces collectively fired at Provincial Office Building; Demonstrators occupied the Provincial Office Building; The martial forces withdrew to the outer area.
May 23, 1980
The Citizens Committee Entrusted to Control the Situation was organized.
May 25, 1980
President Choi Kyu-hwa announced the special statement.
May 27, 1980
The martial forces reentered into the city and had control over the Provincial Office Building.
※ The Damaged Situation Report Office of Gwangju Sedition
May 25, 1980
☞ Terms: form May 27, 1980 to June 7, 1980 (managed by Jeonnam Provincial Office)
☞ The Place of Report: provincial office, each city hall·county office·district office, and each town·township·dong office.
☞ The Contents of Report: damaged situation of peoples and prosperities
May 29, 1980
126 victims of the Uprising were buried at Mangwol Cemetery.
May 31, 1980
Lee Hee-sung, the commander of Headquarter Martial Law, announced the number of death toll of the Gwangju Sedition.
(The number of death toll is 170: innocent peoples is 144, army is 22, and policeman is 4).
June 7, 1980
Yun Sung-min, the Minister of National Defense, announced the 'Whole Situation of Gwangju Sedition' in the National Defense Committee of National Congress.
(The number of death toll is 191; wounded persons 852; arrested persons 2,522―616 were past over military court and 1,906 were set free).
July 3, 1980
The Headquarter of Martial Law announced the number of arrested persons.
July 12, 1980
The Headquarter of Martial Law arrested seven fathers on the suspicion of spreading rumour.
July 25, 1980
Lee Hee-sung, the commander of Headquarter Martial Law, announced the number of death tolls.
(The death tolls are 189; innocent persons are 162, armies are 23, policeman are 4).
May 7, 1985
About 38,000 number of national 80 universities students demonstrated requesting the revelation of truth in Gwangju Sedition.
May 23, 1985
73 university students occupied the American Cultural Center in Seoul and began to the hunger strike requesting the US government's apology for Gwangju Sedition then voluntarily dismissed; US Ambassador, Waker, had a statement that it had not effect on the relationship between South Korean and US.
July 9, 1987
2,335 political prisoners, including 18 prisoners concerned with the Kim Dae-jungs' conspiracy of a rebellion and 17 prisoners concerned with Gwangju Sedition, were set free and be rehabilitated.
July 22, 1987
The leaders of Protestant suggested to Raw Tae-woo, chairman of the Democracy & Justice Party, that he try his best to solve the Gwangju Sedition problem.
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Jan. 11, 1988
The Promoting Committee for Democratic Harmony was launched, which was consisted of three branches; Democratic Development, Peoples' Harmony, Social Development).
Feb. 23, 1988
The Promoting Committee for Democratic Harmony handed over a recommendation to the government for curing the Gwangju problems.
→ Redefinition of Gwangju Sedition's Meaning; Governmental Apology, Report of death and wounded persons
→ Compensation for the Victims; Recruit Suggesting; Transformation of the managing rights about Park for Children.
May 21, 1980
The martial forces collectively fired at Provincial Office Building; Demonstrators occupied the Provincial Office Building; The martial forces withdrew to the outer area.
April 1, 1988
Government announced the curing managements for Gwangju Sedition.
→ Redefinition of Gwangju Sedition (A kind of efforts for Gwangju students and citizens to improve democracy); Additional Report about the death; Financial Support for wounded persons and help of recruit; Governmental financial support for developing the Park for Children, Management of recommendation business by civil groups' association in Gwangju.
April, 7, 1988
The Supporting Management Committee in Gwangju was organized.
→ Chairman Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City
→ Members The president of Jeonnam National University, The chief of Gwangju District Court, The head prosecutor of Gwangju district prosecutors office, The chief of Gwangju City Office of Education, The chief of Gwangju District Labour Office, The vice-mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, The vice-governor of Jeonnam Provincial Office.
April, 15, 1988
The practical post for May 18th was organized in the Gwangju Metropolitan Office.
→ The class of job system was approved In April, 11, 1988 15 officials in one charged office, one section, three small departments.
In April, 20, 1990
31 officials in one charged office, two sections, six small departments.
May, 11, 1988
Government organized the Central Supporting Management Council.
→ Chairman The Prime Minister
→ Members The vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs, Law, Health Care & Society, Culture & Information.
May 12, 1988
Kim Dae-jung, the chairman of Peace and Democratic Party, had a statement concerned with Gwangju Sedition that ex-president Chun Doo-hwan is one of a related persons in Gwangju Problems. And he also said that although a political understand can be concerned in the course of punishment, the truth of the tragedy should be revealed.
May 18, 1988
Three opponent parties' chairman agreed to the five items about control of current situation. In concrete, they agreed to organize 6 special committees; the corruption of fifth Republic, the reveling the truth of Gwangju Sedition, the revision and abrogation of anti-democratic law, the corruption of general and president elections, the solution of regional antagonism, the revision of congressional law, and manage current situation in these committees.
From May 18, 1998 to June 30, 1988
Government received the additional reports about victims of Gwangju Sedition.
In this terms, 704 victims ―the death were 10, the missed persons 102, the wounded persons 581, and others 11― reported.
※ Before the 1988, 1,110 victims ―the death were 163, the wounded persons were 947―
June 27, 1988
The national congress past the resolution that they organized 7 special committees, including the Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju.
Aug. 26, 1988
The Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju request ex-president Choi Kyu-hwa to attend at the committee.
Nov. 26, 1988
APresident Raw Tae-woo announced special statement. In this statement. he notified what had happened in May 18, 1980 was the Gwangju Democratization Movement and promised that he would enact special law for curing the Gwangju problems.
Dec. 6, 1988
The Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju resumed the public hearing for reveling the truth of the May 18th Gwangju Democratization Movement. (In this hearing, ex-Prime Minster, Shin Hyun-hwak, testimonied that the expansion of martial law had been illegal.)
Dec. 7, 1988
Chung Ho-young, Headquarter commender of Special Battle at that time, and Yun Hung-jung, the commender of the Jeonnam and Jeonpuk Headquarter of the Martial Forces at that time, had witnesses about the process of suppression in Gwangju, the role of headquarters of special battle and martial forces, and general had ordered the firing in the Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju heard. (In that day, Chong Ho-young denied that he would order the firing.)
Dec. 14, 1988
The related ministries drew out the bill and informed to the Democratic and Liberal Party it would be submitted by congressmen.
Dec. 20, 1988
70 members of 5. 18 related groups, including Sacrificers' Meeting of May 18th Gwangju Peoples' Uprising broken into the National Congress building. They said that they could not accept the special law without any reveal of real situation.
Jan. 26, 1989
The Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju issued accompany ordering paper to ex-presidents Chun Du-hwan and Choi Kyu-hwa who had said that they could not attend in the hearing.
Feb. 15, 1989
Making a tour of inspection to Gwangju Metropolitan City, president Raw Tae-woo order the early cure of Gwangju problems. He ordered that Gwangju city should make a curing managements to compensate the victims as soon as possible.
March, 3, 1989
The bill was submitted in the Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju.
May 19, 1989
Government and ruling party announced that they would drive managements to clear the corruption of the fifth Republic in four stages compensation for demage, president's special statement, major relatives' punishment, and two ex-presidents' witness in the congress.
June 20, 1989
The US Department of State handed over the answering paper about Gwangju Democratization Movement to the Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju throughout the US Embassy in Korea.
Dec. 23, 1989
The National Congress decided that they would hear the ex-president Choi's witness at the Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju in Dec. 30 and hear the ex-president Chun's witness at the Committee for Revealing the Truth of Gwangju and the Investigation Committee for Corruption of the fifth Republic.
Dec. 31, 1989
Ex-president Chon attended the national congress and replied to the 125 items of written-answers.
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May 13, 1990
President Kim Young-sam had a special statement that the blood of 'May Gwangju' is fertile of democracy. And he also said that as the government based on the democratic spirit of Gwangju, they will strongly drive various businesses for admiring the spirit of it.
June 14, 1990
The Democratic and Liberal Party surprisingly past 26 pieces of bill, including the Compensation Law for Gwangju.
Aug. 6, 1990
The Compensation Law for Related Persons in Gwangju Democratization Movement was came into force.
Aug. 10, 1990
The Peace and Democratic Party and the Liberal Party required the petition of 26 pieces of bill including the Compensation Law for Gwangju, which had been wrongly past in the congress, to the Constitutional Court.
Aug. 17, 1990
The Enforcement Ordinance for the Compensation Law for Gwangju was publicly announced.
From Aug. 17, 1990 to Sept. 15, 1990
The additional report about victims of Gwangju Democratization Movement and first compensation for them were done.
※ In this period, 2,693 victims ―the death are 190, the missed 148, the wounded 2,290, and the arrested 65― were reported.
May 13, 1993
The president had a special announcement. In this statements, some promises were included, such as succeeding to the spirit of Gwangju, restoring victims' honor, making Mangwol Cemetery to the holy place, and additional report about victims, etc.
May 29, 1993
The Enforcement Ordinance for the Compensation Law for Gwangju was revised.
From June, 1, 1993 to July 31, 1993
The additional report about victims of Gwangju Democratization Movement and second compensation for them were done.
※ In this period, 2,791 victims ―the death are 15, the missed 117, the wounded 1,483, and the arrested 1,176― were reported.
Nov. 1, 1994
The business for making the Mangwol Cemetery as the holy place was launched.
April, 7, 1995
Chung Ho-young, accused for the May 18th Gwangju Democratization Movement case, was summoned by Seoul District Prosecutors Office.
July 13, 1995
Seoul District Prosecutors Office decided that they didn't have authority to indict about Chun Du-hwan and Raw Tae-woo, who had been accused for the May 17 conspiracy of a rebellion case.
July 20, 1995
The Korean Lawers' Association announced condemned statements that the decision of not having the authority to indict by Seoul District Prosecutors Office was anti-constitutionalism and anti-history.
July 24, 1995
Chung Dong-nyon, plaintiff of the May 18th case, submitted the constitutional petition for the decision of prosecutors to the Constitutional Court.
July 28, 1995
The Seoul High Court rejected the complaint submitted by 614 plaintiffs, including Kim Sang-keun, for May 18th case.
Nov. 24, 1995
President Kim Young-sam ordered the Democratic and Liberal Party to enact the May 18th Special Law to punish assaulters who had made innocent people painful and sorrow.
Nov. 26, 1995
The Seoul District Prosecutors Office began to whole re-investigation about December 12th and May 18th cases.
Nov. 27, 1995
The Constitutional Court decided that the prosecution's decision about May 18th case was wrong.
Nov. 29, 1995
The Democratic and Liberal Party decided to enact the special law. It would contain that in the cases of some immoral criminal, such as coup' teta and destroy of constitutional system have no prosecution prescription.
Nov. 30, 1995
The Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office announced the whole re-investigation about December 12th and May 18th cases.
Dec. 2, 1995
Ex-president Chon had a statements that he would not cooperative to any investigation of prosecution concerned with December 12th and May 18th cases.
Dec. 3, 1995
Ex-president Chon was arrested and thrown in the An-yang Jail.
Dec. 16, 1995
Ex-president Choi had a statement that he cannot accept the prosecution's summon investigation.
Dec. 19, 1995
The National Congress resolved the Special Law for Punishing the Related Persons in December 12th and May 18th Cases and May 18th Democratization Movement.
April 17, 1997
The Supreme Court sentenced the guilty in the December 12th and May 18th cases.
Ex-president Chon had a statements that he would not cooperative to any investigation of prosecution concerned with December 12th and May 18th cases.
May 9, 1997
The celebration day of May 18th Democratization Movement was publicly announced.
May 16, 1997
The construction of a new May 18th Cemetery was finished.
Dec. 17, 1997
The Compensation Law for Victims of May 18th Democratization Movement was revised.
From Jan. 1, 1998 to Jan. 31, 1998
The additional report about victims of Gwangju Democratization Movement and third compensation for them were done.
※ In this period, 837 victims ―the death are 19, the missed 54, the wounded 482, and the arrested 282― were reported.
May 4, 1998
The construction of May 18th Liberty Park was finished.
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