제주 4·3사건은 1947년 3월 1일부터 1954년 9월 21일까지 제주도에서 발생한 남로당 무장대와 토벌대 간의 무력충돌과 토벌대의 진압과정에서 다수의 주민들이 희생당한 사건입니다. 1947년 3·1절 기념 제주도대회에서 경찰이 발포하여 민간인 6명이 숨지는 사건이 발단이 되었고 이후 남로당이 주도한 총파업, 경찰·서북청년단의 검속·탄압, 남로당의 무장봉기, 계엄령선포 및 중산간 지역 초토화, 6·25전쟁으로 인한 예비검속 및 즉결처분 등이 이어졌습니다. 이 과정에서 무고한 민간인이 다수 희생되었으며 1954년에 한라산 금족지역이 전면 개방되면서 막을 내렸습니다. 사진 : 강요배 화백, 4.3연작 `동백꽃 지다` 가운데 `3.1대시위` 출처 : - 제주 4.3 평화재단 https://jeju43peace.or.kr --- The Jeju April 3rd Uprising and Massacre The Jeju April 3rd Uprising and Massacre refers to a series of armed conflicts between the South Korean government forces and the armed factions of the South Korean Workers’ Party (Namrodang) that occurred on Jeju Island from March 1, 1947, to September 21, 1954. During the government’s suppression operations, a large number of innocent civilians were killed. The incident was triggered by the shooting of civilians by the police during a March 1st Independence Movement commemoration event in 1947, in which six civilians were killed. This led to a general strike led by the South Korean Workers’ Party, mass arrests and brutal crackdowns by the police and the far-right paramilitary group Seobuk Youth Corps, followed by the armed uprising of the Namrodang, the declaration of martial law, and the scorched-earth operations in the mid-mountain regions. Later, during the Korean War, preemptive detentions and summary executions also contributed to the tragedy. Many civilians were unjustly killed during these events. The incident is considered to have come to an end in 1954, when the restricted areas around Mount Halla were fully reopened to the public. Sources: - Jeju 4·3 Peace Foundation: https://jeju43peace.or.kr