Namyangju massacre
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| Location | South Korea |
| Date | October 1950[1][2][3] – early 1951[4] |
| Target | Suspected leftists and their families[4] |
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Attack type
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Massacre |
| Deaths | over 460[4] |
| Perpetrators | South Korean Police and local militia[4][1] |
The Namyangju massacre (Korean: 남양주 민간인학살[1][2] Hanja: 南楊州民間人虐殺[1][2] Namyangju civilian massacre[1][2]) was a mass killing conducted by South Korean police and local militia forces between October 1950 and early 1951 in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do district of South Korea. More than 460 people were summarily executed, including at least 23 children under the age of 10.[4][1][2] After the victory of the Second Battle of Seoul, South Korean authorities arrested and summarily executed several individuals along with their families on suspicion of sympathizing with North Korea.[5] During the massacre, South Korean Police conducted Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre in Goyang near Namyangju.[6] The killings in Namyangju coincided with a similar massacre committed in nearby Goyang.[7]
On 22 May 2008, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission demanded that the South Korean government apologize for the massacre and support a memorial service for the victims.[1][3]
See also
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
- Bodo League massacre
- Jeju Uprising
- Mungyeong massacre
- Geochang massacre
- List of massacres in South Korea
References
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External links
- Truth and Reconciliation Activities of the Past Three Years Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea
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- Massacres in South Korea
- Political repression in South Korea
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- Mass murder in 1950
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- Korean War crimes
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- South Korean war crimes
- War crimes in South Korea
- Military scandals
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- National law enforcement agencies of South Korea
- White Terror
- Anti-communism in South Korea
