April Revolution

popular uprising in South Korea in April 1960 by labor and student groups, precipitated by the killing of a high school student by a tear-gas shell in March; led to the resignation of the president S. Rhee and the transition to the Second Republic
Organization student_protest Q489416
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April Revolution

Summary

April Revolution is a student protest[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of student_protest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • April Revolution is in the country of First Republic of South Korea[3].
  • April Revolution's instance of is recorded as student protest[4].
  • April Revolution's instance of is recorded as revolution[5].
  • April 19, 1960 is named after April Revolution[6].
  • April Revolution's Commons category is recorded as April Revolution[7].
  • April Revolution took place on April 19, 1960[8].
  • April Revolution's has cause is recorded as March 1960 South Korean presidential election[9].
  • April Revolution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:April Revolution[10].
  • April Revolution resulted in {'amount': '+180'} deaths[11].
  • April Revolution's immediate cause of is recorded as Second Republic of South Korea[12].
  • April Revolution's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '4·19 혁명'}[13].
  • April Revolution's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '4월 혁명'}[14].

Why It Matters

April Revolution ranks in the top 8% of student_protest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). April Revolution. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/april-revolution
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