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North-West Youth Association

North-West Youth Association
ActiveNovember 30, 1946–December 19, 1948
CountrySouth Korea
TypeParamilitary
EngagementsJeju uprising
North-West Youth Association
Hangul
서북청년회
Hanja
西北青年會
Revised RomanizationSeobuk Cheongnyeonhoe
McCune–ReischauerSŏbuk Ch'ŏngnyŏnhoe

The North-West Youth Association, also known as the Northwest Youth League, was a far-right anti-communist South Korean paramilitary group active during the Cold War. It is most well known for committing widespread atrocities during the South Korean government-led suppression of the Jeju Uprising.


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西北青年会 Japanese 서북청년회 Korean Северо-западная молодёжная лига Russian 西北青年會 Chinese

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