List of massacres in South Korea
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in South Korea.
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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Bodo League massacre | 1950, Summer | South Korea | At least 100,000[1][2] | |
Bloody Gulch massacre | 1950, August 12 | Masan | 75 | |
Chaplain-Medic Massacre | 1950, 7 (Jul) 16 | Tunam | 30 POWs | Victims included 1 chaplain. 1 survivor of massacre |
December Massacres | 1950, December | Seoul | thousands | |
Ganghwa massacre | 1951, 01 (Jan) 6-9 | Ganghwa County | 212-1300 | |
Geochang massacre | 1951, 02 (Feb) 9–11 | Geochang | 719 | |
Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre | 1950, 10 (Oct) 9-31 | Goyang | over 153 | |
Gwangju Democratization Movement | 1980, May 18–27 | Kwangju | under 165 | Civil/Political |
Hangang Bridge bombing | 1950, 28 June | Hangang Bridge in Seoul | 500-1,000 | |
Hill 303 Massacre | 1950, 8 (Aug) 17 | Waegwan | 41 POWs | |
Jeju Uprising | 1948, 04 (Apr) 3 | Jeju island | 14,000[3] | |
Mungyeong massacre | 1949 Dec 24 | Mungyeong | 86-88 | |
Namyangju Massacre | 1950, 10 (Oct)-early 1951 | Namyangju | over 460 | |
National Defense Corps Incident | 1950, December | 50,000-90,000 | ||
No Gun Ri Massacre | 1950, Jul 26–29 | No Gun Ri | 163-400 | US Army 7th U.S. Cav. |
Sancheong-Hamyang massacre | 1951, 02 (Feb) 7 | Sancheong and Hamyang | 705 | Perpetrators-South Korean Army |
References
- ^ Historical Dictionary of the Korean War, Paul M. Edwards, Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press, 2010, p. 32, entry "Bodo League Massacre"
- ^ "Khiem and Kim Sung-soo: Crime, Concealment and South Korea". Japan Focus. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ "제주4.3사건 희생자·유족 추가신고 받는다".