Yoon Sang-won
Yoon Sang-won | |
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| 윤상원 (尹祥源) | |
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| Born | August 19, 1950 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Died | May 27, 1980 (aged 29) Gwangju, South Korea |
| Occupation | activist |
Yoon Sang-won (Korean: 윤상원; Hanja: 尹祥源; 19 August 1950 – 27 May 1980) was a South Korean activist and spokesperson for the citizen's militia during the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement.[1] Yoon was killed on the last day of the uprising and has since become a symbol in South Korea as a martyr for the democratization movement.[2]
Biography
South Jeolla
Provincial Office where Joon and others were killed on May 27, 1980.Yoon Sang-won was born in
June Struggle that led to the country's first free and democratic elections later that year within the wider democratization movement known as minjung
.
References
- ^ a b c Jung, Dae-ha (18 May 2020). "[Interview] Honoring the life of Yoon Sang-won, activist who died for democracy". The Hankyoreh. hani.co.kr. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Katsiaficas, George (30 May 2017). "[Column] Remembering Yoon Sang-won". The Hankyoreh. hani.co.kr. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Kim, Jin-hyun (17 May 2015). "Yoon Sang-won and Gwangju May 18 Uprising". The Korea Times. koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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