In order to look back on the 1980s that we have lived through, we are grafting the 80s onto two codes: the 'Gwangju Massacre' and the 'Seoul Olympics'.
The Gwangju Democratization Movement was a protest that took place from May 18 to 27, 1980, by citizens of South Jeolla Province and Gwangju, demanding the abolition of martial law, the resignation of Chun Doo-hwan, and the release of Kim Dae-jung. The massive casualties that occurred during the protests are called the Gwangju Massacre.
However, the Gwangju Democratization Movement is evaluated as a turning point that brought about a change in Korean social movements from the intellectual-centered movement of the 1970s to a people's movement.


Even after that, the wind of democratization continued to blow without cooling down and continued to reach its peak.
And as time passed, we hosted the Seoul Olympics.
After the successful hosting of the Seoul Olympics, the economy experienced remarkable growth.
However, the author says that under the nationalistic control imposed by the 1988 Olympics, citizens gradually became less interested in politics.


It is a story that feels a bit unfamiliar, even though it is a history we walked through only 10-20 years ago.
Although it contains a very different era from the present, let us remember that the past is a continuous process that continues to the present, so it is something that can never be forgotten and must not be forgotten.

The nation's parroting has even permeated the textbooks of young students.
The textbook is 5.
How was May 18 described? The 1982 high school history textbook didn't even cover May 18, simply stating, "Afterwards, a period of continued chaos ensued. Amidst this chaos, the government formed the National Security Emergency Committee to avert the threat of invasion by North Korean communist forces and restore domestic order. This led to bold reforms across all sectors." This only highlighted the legitimacy and reformist nature of the establishment of the Fifth Republic.

The National Institute of Korean History, an official government agency, published 『Modern Korean History』(1982) and Byun Tae-seop's 『Korean History Communication Theory』(1986), which was commonly used as a 'national history textbook for civil service examinations', described that the 'Gwangju Incident' occurred due to social unrest and the radicalization of university student protests after October 26, and that the government 'responded to the situation' through martial law and established the National Security Council to promote 'large-scale political, social, and cultural reforms'.
Here, the May 18th incident was defined as an 'incident' that had exacerbated political and social instability and thus had to be 'resolved', while the Fifth Republic was portrayed as a 'new leadership' that resolved the situation and carried out major reforms.

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What kind of book is 『A Walk Through Modern Korean History』?