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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Asan massacre | 1950 | Asan | 200+ | Committed by SK police, Korean Youth League and Taeguki Alliance.[1] |
Autumn Uprising of 1946 | 1946, September-October | South Korea | 38 policemen, 163 civil workers, and 73 civilians | |
Bodo League massacre | 1950, Summer | South Korea | 100,000–200,000 | Mass murder of communists and suspected communist sympathizers [2][3] |
Bloody Gulch massacre | 1950, August 12 | Masan | 75 | |
Chaplain-Medic Massacre | 1950, 7 (Jul) 16 | Tunam | 31 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 | |
1950, September | Jeongeup | 167 | North Korean forces murdered numerous Protestants and right-wingers.[4][5] | |
1950, September 27-28 | Nonsan | 66 | North Korean soldiers executed 66 members of a Protestant Church.[4] | |
Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre | 1950, 10 (Oct) 9-31 | Goyang | over 153 | |
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 | 14,000–30,000 | Killed about 1/5 of the island's population |
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 |
Seoul National University Hospital massacre | 1950, 28 June | Seoul | 700-900 | Perpetrators-North Korean People's Army |
Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion | 1948, October - October However pockets of resistance lasted through to 1957, almost 10 years later. | Yeosu, Suncheon | 2,976-3,392 | |
Gwangju Democratization Movement | 1980, May 18–27 | Kwangju | over 165 | Civil/Political |
Uiryeong massacre | 1982, April 26-27 | Uiryeong County | 57 (plus 1 perp.) | |
Daegu subway fire | 2003, February 18 | Jungangno station, Daegu | 192 | Deadliest mass murder committed by a single perpetrator |
References[]
- ^ "67년 만에 수습된 유해 200여 명 "대부분 부녀자·어린이"". 11 May 2018.
- ^ South Korea owns up to brutal past Sydney Morning
- ^ Shaines, Robert A. (23 November 2010). Command Influence: A story of Korea and the politics of injustice. p. 73. ISBN 9781432750688.
- ^ a b "Truth panel confirms North Korean forces' massacre of Christians during Korean War". koreatimes. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Bizwire, Korea. "N. Korea Massacred Over 1,100 Christians, Catholics During Korean War: Report". Be Korea-savvy. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
See also[]
Categories:
- Lists of massacres by country
- South Korean military-related lists
- Massacres in South Korea
- Lists of events in South Korea