1948-10-17

Evacuation order beyond five kilometers from the coast

Jeju mid-mountain zoneThe order to evacuate residents more than five kilometers from the coast directly preceded scorched-earth operations and mass civilian deaths.

Other events in this phase

Jeju 4·311
  1. Ora-ri arson incident
  2. Jeju May 10 election disruption
  3. Jeju May 10 election voided in districts
  4. Evacuation order beyond five kilometers from the coastCurrent record
  5. Martial law and expanded suppression in Jeju
  6. Jeju scorched-earth operations
  7. Bukchon-ri massacre
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Context

Jeju 4·3 was not a one-day event on April 3, 1948; it was a prolonged collision of policing, elections, separate-state formation, and counterinsurgency on Jeju.

The record must connect the shooting, general strike, armed uprising, attempted negotiations, evacuation orders, martial law, scorched-earth operations, and civilian deaths.

Media

Jeju scorched-earth exhibitVisual recordJeju scorched-earth exhibitPhotograph of a Jeju 4·3 Peace Park exhibit on scorched-earth operations.

Source Trail

Memory InstitutionJeju 4·3 Peace Foundation · Facts and truthOpen sourceArchiveUNESCO Memory of the World · Jeju 4·3 ArchivesOpen sourceOfficial RecordTruth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of KoreaOpen source