What was that whole Gwangju thing about? Students protesting or something? My ignorance on the Gwangju Uprising needed to get sorted out so I took a little dive into the history of it. To understand The Gwangju Uprising you need to know what was happening in May of 1980 in South Korea after an army general assumed power by consolidating the military and installing martial law. Come dive in and be a little less perplexed about The Gwangju Uprising on The Perplextpat!