S. Korea marks anniv. of 1980 pro-democracy uprising

South Korean political leaders -- (2nd from L to R) Jung Chung-rae of the ruling Democratic Party, Jang Dong-hyeok of the main opposition People Power Party, Cho Kuk of the minor Rebuilding Korea Party and Kim Jae-yeon of the minor progressive Jinbo Party -- sing "March for the Beloved," a protest song symbolizing the 1980 pro-democracy uprising, during an annual ceremony at a plaza in front of the former building of the South Jeolla provincial government in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 18, 2026, to mark the 46th anniversary of the uprising. Hundreds of people were killed in the city during their protests against the military junta of Chun Doo-hwan in May 1980. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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