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This study presents a review of the leaders of Yeosun Revolt, which took place the 14th Regiment of Korean Army on October 19, 1948 and of the government's intentions in the changes of its awareness of the leaders. The government made the first announcement regarding the revolt, saying that the 14th Regiment of the Army raised a revolt and that its first leader was Major Oh Dong-gi, the head of the regiment. The appearance of Major Oh combined the Yeosun Revolt with the revolutionary militia incident and contributed to the government's intention that the extreme right force raised a revolt on purpose in conjunction with the communist force. However, the revolutionary militia incident was a pure manipulation by the government. Second, the government passed its accountability for the army revolt to the local people, pointing out Principal Song Wook, whose appearance solidified the Yeosun Revolt as a "revolt” raised by the local people and left an impression that the military fulfilled its role of suppressing the rebellions well. Finally, the government claimed that the revolt was raised by the group of Officer Kim Ji-hoi and Master Sergeant Ji Chang-su in the 14th Regiment under the direction of the South Korean Labor Party. However, the government has failed to provide definitive proof that the "40” rebellions including Master Sergeant Ji Chang-su, who has been commonly known to raise the revolt, were actually responsible for the revolt. In particular, there is an impression that the government is hiding something. The government has changed its perceptions of the leaders of the revolt based on its planned intention, which built a structure of supervision and control designed to create an anti-communist system across the Korean society, adopted the dichotomous equation of "communists, and contributed to the society filled with government violence and political manipulation. In the revolt that was started in the 14th Regiment of the Army, the government and military became the judges at certain point. The idea that the local community and people were communist was solidified and generalized. This study will hopefully serve as a small starting point of the local commie and people shedding the city's image as the city of revolt and communists.