Antigovernment Feeling Sweeps City of Kwangju

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 15, 1987| Author: Peter Maass | Copyright information

Seven years after a bloody and traumatic uprising, Kwangju is once more preparing to take on the government. This time, opposition forces hope victory over the ruling party will come through the ballot box. But if that fails, widespread rioting will likely haunt this city yet again.

From street corner shoeshine men to university professors to office workers, many people here seem ready to hit the streets if ruling party candidate Roh Tae Woo wins the presidential election Wednesday. ...

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