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

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

President Yoon Suk Yeol (front), alongside a group of bereaved families, enters a memorial ceremony at a national cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 18, 2023, to mark the 43rd anniversary of the democracy movement that took place in the city. The Gwangju May 18 National Cemetery honors hundreds of people who were killed in the city during protests against the military junta of Chun Doo-hwan in May 1980. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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