Donghak Peasant Revolution
Oppositional protest had existed in Korea historicallyespecially in the South Jeolla Province regionduring the Donghak Peasant Revolution, Gwangju Students Movement, Yeosu–Suncheon Rebellion, regional resistance to the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), and more recently under the Third Republic of South Korea and Fourth Republic of South Korea, as can be seen by the excerpts below: