S. Korea marks 43rd anniv. of 1980 pro-democracy uprising

S. Korea marks 43rd anniv. of 1980 pro-democracy uprising

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (C) and other participants sing the song "March for the Beloved" symbolizing a 1980 pro-democracy uprising during a memorial ceremony to pay tribute to slain pro-democracy fighters in Seoul on May 18, 2023, marking the 43rd anniversary of the democracy movement that took place in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Hundreds of citizens were killed in the city during protests against the military junta of Chun Doo-hwan in May 1980. (Yonhap)

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