Editing Daegu (section)

===After 1945===
In 1946, the [[Daegu October Incident]] took place, one of the most serious social disorders since the foundation of the Republic of Korea.<ref>Lee (1984), p. 377</ref> On October 1, Korean national police killed three student demonstrators and injured many others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/2000/412/23267 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111154939/http://www.greenleft.org.au/2000/412/23267 |url-status=dead |title=Green Left – Features: HISTORICAL FEATURE: The Korean War – a war of counter-revolution<!-- Bot generated title --> |archive-date=11 November 2007 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> It was also the site of major demonstrations on February 28, 1960, prior to the [[March 1960 South Korean presidential election|presidential election]] of that year.<ref>Lee (1984), p. 384</ref>

Daegu and all of North Gyeongsang province had heavy guerrilla activities in the late 1940s, as thousands of refugees shied away from the fighting in Jeolla province and sought shelters in Daegu.<ref>Cumings (1997), pp. 243–244</ref> In November 1948, a unit in Daegu joined the mutiny which had begun in [[Yeosu]] the previous month.<ref>Nahm (1996), p. 379</ref> As in many other areas during the Korean War, [[Politicide|political killing]]s of dissenters were widespread.

During the [[Korean War]], heavy fighting occurred nearby along the [[Nakdong River]]. Daegu sat inside the [[Pusan Perimeter]], however, so it remained in South Korean hands throughout the war. The fighting that prevented North Korean troops from crossing the Nakdong River has become known as the [[Battle of Taegu]].

In the second half of the 20th century, the city underwent explosive growth, and the population has increased more than tenfold since the end of the Korean War. The city was politically favored during the 18-year-long rule of [[Park Chung Hee]], when it and the surrounding area served as his political base. Daegu champions conservative political ideas and movements today and is a political base for the [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]].

In the 1980s, Daegu separated from Gyeongsangbuk-do and became a separately administered provincial-level [[Special cities of South Korea|directly governed city]] (''Jikhalsi''), and was redesignated as a [[Special cities of South Korea|metropolitan city]] (''Gwangyeoksi'') in 1995. Today, Daegu is the third-largest [[metropolitan area]] in Korea with respect to both population and commerce.

Since 1990, Daegu has suffered two of South Korea's worst mass casualty disasters: the [[1995 Daegu gas explosions]], which killed 101 people, and the 2003 [[Daegu subway fire]], which killed 192 people.

In February 2020, Daegu was the epicenter of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Fear grips Daegu, South Korea, amid coronavirus |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/fear-grips-daegu-south-korea-amid-coronavirus/story?id=69175021 |work=ABC News |date=24 February 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020 |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229163633/https://abcnews.go.com/International/fear-grips-daegu-south-korea-amid-coronavirus/story?id=69175021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, the [[Gunwi County]] of [[North Gyeongsang Province]] was integrated into Daegu. Daegu was the host city of the 22nd [[World Energy Congress]], the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics]] and the [[2003 Summer Universiade]].<ref name="22nd SUMMER UNIVERSIADE">FISU [http://www.fisu.net/en/Daegu-2003-321.html 22nd SUMMER UNIVERSIADE] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814162901/http://www.fisu.net/en/Daegu-2003-321.html |date=2011-08-14 }} Retrieved 2011-10-12</ref> It also hosted four matches in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].