In the 1980s, the CNU campus became the stage of numerous protests and demonstrations for various goals such as uncovering the truth of the May 18 Democratization Movement and finding out who is responsible for the massacre, democratizing the university system, releasing and reinstating detained students, an apology from the United States for condoning the Gwangju Massacre, and consideration for the socially disadvantaged such as workers and peasants. In addition, when Park Gwan-hyeon, president of CNU's Student Council, died after being arrested in 1982, the fiercest anti-government struggle since the May 18 Democratization Movement took place in CNU and Gwangju. Every October, the memorial demonstration for the martyr Park Gwan-hyeon has become an annual event in the university district.