Ex-president Chun indicted in '80 massacre
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South Korean authorities indicted Chun Doo Hwan on Jan 23, 1996, on charges that he masterminded the May 1980, massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators that resulted in at least 240 deaths. Chun and another former president Roh Tae Woo were also charged with accepting political bribes.
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1996
South Korea, Cases, Massacres, Bribery, Roh Tae Woo, Kwangju Uprising, Korea, 1980, Chun Doo Hwan
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1996
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Indian massacre figures, site revised
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Security officials in Brazil reported that 16, instead of 73, Yanomami Indians were killed by gold miners. The officials also reported that most of the killings occurred in Haximu, which was in Venezuela rather than Brazil.
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
Crimes against, Crime, Venezuela, Yanomamos
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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