4·19 Revolution

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The 4·19 Revolution was a 1960 student-led uprising in South Korea that overthrew the authoritarian government of Syngman Rhee and marked a pivotal moment in the country’s democratization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf democratization movement ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
student uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs April 19 Revolution ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution

April Revolution (South Korea) ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution
category 1960 in South Korea ⓘ
Protests in South Korea ⓘ
Revolutions of the 20th century ⓘ
cause allegations of electoral fraud in the March 1960 presidential election ⓘ
authoritarian rule of Syngman Rhee ⓘ
economic hardship in postwar South Korea ⓘ
police brutality against student protesters ⓘ
public dissatisfaction with corruption ⓘ
commemoratedAs April 19 Revolution Day ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution
commemorationDate April 19 ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
deathToll over 180 people killed ⓘ
influenced June Democratic Uprising of 1987 ⓘ
later South Korean pro-democracy movements ⓘ
injuries thousands injured ⓘ
ledTo exile of Syngman Rhee to Hawaii ⓘ
location Masan ⓘ
Seoul ⓘ
mainParticipants citizens of South Korea ⓘ
high school students ⓘ
university students ⓘ
memorial April 19th National Cemetery ⓘ
memorializedIn Korean history textbooks ⓘ
method marches on government buildings ⓘ
mass demonstrations ⓘ
street protests ⓘ
opponent Liberal Party (South Korea) ⓘ
Syngman Rhee government ⓘ
linked to: Syngman Rhee
politicalContext First Republic of South Korea ⓘ
precededBy March 15, 1960 election protests in Masan ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of South Korea as a democratic movement ⓘ
relatedEvent discovery of a student’s body in Masan harbor ⓘ
result collapse of the First Republic of South Korea ⓘ
establishment of the Second Republic of South Korea ⓘ
increased political freedoms in South Korea ⓘ
introduction of a parliamentary system in South Korea ⓘ
new constitution of the Second Republic ⓘ
resignation of President Syngman Rhee ⓘ
significance first successful mass uprising against authoritarian rule in South Korea ⓘ
pivotal moment in South Korea’s democratization ⓘ
startDate 1960-04-19 ⓘ
timePeriod April 1960 ⓘ
triggerEvent police firing on student demonstrators in Seoul ⓘ
year 1960 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

April Revolution → alsoKnownAs → 4·19 Revolution ⓘ
April 19 Uprising → alsoKnownAs → 4·19 Revolution ⓘ
April 19th National Cemetery → commemorates → April 19 Revolution ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution
4·19 Revolution → alsoKnownAs → April 19 Revolution ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution
4·19 Revolution → alsoKnownAs → April Revolution (South Korea) ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution
4·19 Revolution → commemoratedAs → April 19 Revolution Day ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution
John Chang → notableEvent → April Revolution in South Korea ⓘ
linked to: 4·19 Revolution