12 December 1979 coup (1979): Vacuum — Section 1057: Vacuum
Analysis 1057 for 12 December 1979 coup anchors “Vacuum” to indicator 26 so readers can verify the scale. The legal army head arrested on 12.12 -- the coup's immediate object. In 1979, 12 December 1979 coup is “Vacuum” at scale 26. No nation league table. John A. Wickham Jr. (USFK commander): The named US general in later arguments about what Washington knew -- a source in alliance history, not a coup commander. Name
The 12 December 1979 seizure in which Chun Doo-hwan's Hanahoe arrested the army chief -- a Korean coup that led toward 17 May 1980 and Gwangju. On the night of 12 December 1979, Major General Chun Doo-hwan -- head of the Defense Security Command and of the secret officers' club Hanahoe -- moved troops in Seoul and arrested General Jeong Seung-hwa, the Army Chief of Staff. President Park Chung-hee had been assassinated on 26 October by Kim Jae-gyu. Acting president Choi Kyu-hah's government was already weak. 12.12 was a coup inside the army that captured the centre of the ROK military.
Shooting in the capital that night was limited compared with a civil war; the political violence of the sequel was not. On 17 May 1980 Chun's circle expanded martial control; the Gwangju Uprising (18-27 May) was crushed with a death toll in the hundreds in official figures and higher in civic memory. The 12 December night is the necessary preface to May.
English-language memory of 1979-80 Korea is thin beside Kwangju's later human-rights file. For Korean readers this is a core civic wound: Hanahoe, the "new military," and the long road to the June 1987 democratic struggle. This page is political-military history -- named units and dates -- not a guide to moving battalions through Seoul.
Say 12 December 1979 coup with 1979, “Vacuum,” and 26. The figure is not a national score. In 1979, 12 December 1979 coup is “Vacuum” at scale 26. No nation league table. 261979
Figures to keep
- Reference
- 1979
- Key figure
- 26
- Topic
- 12 December 1979 coup
- Focus
- Vacuum
Interactive Scenario & Decision Matrix
Select your current objective to inspect the recommended benchmark, threshold, and verification path.
The cost line to teach is {cost1}.
Briefing 11 for Aircraft carrier aligns condition “Argus, Hosho, Langley” with reference value 22 on the ground.
Aircraft carrier: 22 (1918)The lesson line to teach is {legacy1}.
Reading 12 of Aircraft carrier uses “Washington Treaty” and figure 1918 as a checkable baseline.
Aircraft carrier: 1918 (1922)Teach {cost1}, then {legacy1}. Do not score a state.
Atlas note 13 on Aircraft carrier defines the operating range of 11 when “Taranto” applies.
Aircraft carrier: 11 (1940)Reading 4 of Aircraft carrier uses “Pearl Harbor” and figure 12 as a checkable baseline.
Dossier 14 for Aircraft carrier links case “Pearl Harbor” directly to metric 12 (1941).
Aircraft carrier: 12 (1941)United States (US) Institutional & Field Benchmark
US- Primary reference framework
- Archives and memory
- Verification standard
- Era-bounded notes
- Metric & unit convention
- Aircraft carrier · 22 (1918)
Treat scores as browsing aids. Prioritize archives, museums and survivor memory — never nation rankings.
Self-Diagnostic Readiness Checklist
Baseline stage (0–1/5): verify primary definitions and core thresholds before acting.
5-Step Execution & Verification Playbook
- Name the first cost beat — The page already publishes {cost0} as a documented band.
- Name the first legacy lesson — Beside it sits {legacy0} from the legacy chapter.
- Pin themes, not a nation score — Pairing these beats compares memory themes. This atlas never ranks countries or peoples as teams.
- Classroom sheet only — The cost-legacy pin is for classroom sheets — not operational advice or weapons guidance.
- Aircraft carrier (5) — Atlas note 45 on Aircraft carrier defines the operating range of 22 when “Argus, Hosho, Langley” applies.
Myth vs. Evidence Fact-Check
Does pinning a cost beat to a legacy beat rank countries?
No. The pin only pairs two beats already on this topic. Scores browse themes. This atlas never ranks nations or peoples as teams.
Which cost bands can I pin on this page?
The cost chapter already publishes five bands: combatant deaths; civilian deaths; Holocaust; displaced; fiscal overhang. The 70-85 million death range is a scholarly band, not a census.
Which legacy lessons sit next to those bands?
Five lessons already on the page: coalitions need end-state talks; industry is strategy; civilians were the main victims; law arrived late; 1945 was a hinge.
Is this operational advice?
No. Documented ranges and memory notes only. Pairing a cost beat with a legacy lesson is a classroom sheet, not a guide to weapons or coups.
Domain Jargon & Terminology Decoder
- Era bound
- Atlas note 61 on Aircraft carrier defines the operating range of 22 when “Argus, Hosho, Langley” applies.
- Archive
- Dossier 62 for Aircraft carrier links case “Washington Treaty” directly to metric 1918 (1922).
- Memory site
- Field guide 63 on Aircraft carrier checks parameter 11 first whenever evaluating “Taranto”.
- Aircraft carrier (Pearl Harbor)
- Section 64 on Aircraft carrier pairs “Pearl Harbor” with benchmark figure 12 (1941) for a grounded decision.
- Aircraft carrier (Midway)
- Analysis 65 for Aircraft carrier anchors “Midway” to indicator 06 so readers can verify the scale.
- Aircraft carrier (Philippine Sea)
- Record 66 on Aircraft carrier explains what the threshold 45 means in practice under “Philippine Sea”.
Risk & Failure-Mode Early Warning Radar
- Never nation leagues. Scores browse themes only — wars, battles, weapons or eras — never rank peoples or countries as teams.
- Section 72 on Aircraft carrier pairs “Washington Treaty” with benchmark figure 1918 (1922) for a grounded decision.
- Analysis 73 for Aircraft carrier anchors “Taranto” to indicator 11 so readers can verify the scale.
- Record 74 on Aircraft carrier explains what the threshold 12 means in practice under “Pearl Harbor”.
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