Kwangju
Noun
Meaning
city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
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Examples
By comparison, the population of Kwangju, capital of South Cholla Province, increased less than threefold between 1960 and 1985, growing from 315,000 to 906,129 inhabitants.
His work has been shown extensively around the world, including the Biennales of Venice, São Paulo, Istanbul, Kwangju, Johannesburg and Seville.
He was responsible for the Kwangju Massacre in May 1980 when police and soldiers battled armed protesters.