Ganghwa massacre
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| Ganghwa massacre | |
|---|---|
  Ganghwa (South Korea) | |
| Location | South Korea |
| Date | 6 January 1951 – 8 January 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]