Ganghwa massacre
| Ganghwa massacre | |
|---|---|
Ganghwa (South Korea) | |
| Location | South Korea |
| Date | January 6, 1951 – January 8, 1951 |
| Target | Korean People's Army collaborator civilians |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 212[1] – 1,300[2] |
| Perpetrators | South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen[1] |
The Ganghwa massacre (Korean: 강화 양민학살 사건[1]; Hanja: 江華良民虐殺事件) was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen, between 6 and 9 January 1951, of 212 to 1,300 unarmed civilians in the Ganghwa county of the Incheon metropolitan city in South Korea.[1][2] The victims were so-called collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean occupation. Before this massacre, 140 people were executed in Ganghwa as part of the Bodo League massacre in 1950.[3]
In 2003, a history book describing the massacre was published by the Ganghwa Culture Center.[4] On 26 February 2006, the National Archives of Korea admitted a 30 August 1951 official document in which then Attorney General Jo Jinman reported to then-Prime Minister Chang Myon about the massacre.[1] On 17 July 2008, the South Korean governmental Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledged the civilian massacre.[4]
See also
- Third Battle of Seoul
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
- Bodo League massacre
- Jeju uprising
- Mungyeong massacre
- List of massacres in South Korea
References
- ^ a b c d e 강화교동도 학살•1 '우익단체가 주민 212명 총살' 공식확인 유족 주장 사실로…. Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). 28 February 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ a b 강화지역 민간인 학살 희생자 고유제 및 추모제 (in Korean). Democratic Labor Party of Incheon. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "South Korea owns up to brutal past". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Ganghwa fighters seek the truth Men who defended island during Korean War look to clear up heated controversy". JoongAng Daily. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.