Anniversary of Jeju uprising

Anniversary of Jeju uprising

Family members of the victims of the Jeju April 3 uprising visit the Jeju 4.3 Peace Park on the country's southern Jeju Island, 465 kilometers south of Seoul, to commemorate the event's 75th anniversary on April 3, 2023. The incident refers to a series of pro-communist uprisings and a counterinsurgency that occurred between 1948 and 1954 on the island, which resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent citizens. (Yonhap)

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