Causes
on March 15, 1960, a protest against electoral corruption took place in Masan.
The protest, sparked by Democratic Party members' exposure of electoral
corruption, led to about a thousand residents of Masan gathering in front
of the Democratic Party Headquarters in Masan around 7:30 in the evening.
As the citizens faced off against the police, the city was blacked out.
The police started shooting at the people and the people responded by throwing
rocks at the police.
Incidents in Seoul
Students marched from Korea University to the Blue House, located about three
miles away. As they marched past other universities, their numbers grew. Finally,
arriving at the Presidential Mansion, the students outnumbered the soldiers.
The soldiers fired on the demonstrators, who were calling for Rhee’s resignation.
The soldiers killed approximately 200 students and wounding thousands. The April
19 Movement refers to the demonstrations that brought down the South Korean
President Syngman Rhee.On April 25, 1960 professors joined students and citizens
in the large-scale protest outnumbering the soldiers.
Outcome
After violent rallies and demonstrations continued into the end of April, the
rallies started to grow and the violent aspect of the rallies started to slowly
disappear. By the April 25, 1960, more citizens and professors started to join
the demonstrations, and the police started to withdraw, refusing to attack the
protestors. President Rhee Syng-man stepped down from his presidency soon after
these events.
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