1948-11-17 - 1949-03-31

Jeju scorched-earth operations

Jeju mid-mountain villages1948-11 to 1949-03 · village evacuations and suppression expand civilian harm

Other events in this phase

Jeju 4·311
  1. Jeju May 10 election disruption
  2. Jeju May 10 election voided in districts
  3. Evacuation order beyond five kilometers from the coast
  4. Martial law and expanded suppression in Jeju
  5. Jeju scorched-earth operationsCurrent record
  6. Bukchon-ri massacre
  7. Suppression around Hallasan
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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 depicting the scorched-earth strategy.

Source Trail

Official RecordJeju 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