President Moon Jae-in has paid his respects at the April 19th National Cemetery, marking the 61st anniversary of the 1960 pro-democracy movement. Following this morning s visit, President Moon, via social media, called the April 19 revolution the root of South Korea s democracy adding the country must strive toward becoming a more mature democracy.
On April 19th, 1960, thousands of demonstrators, mostly students, took to the streets,… to oppose the government of then-president Rhee Syngman, which had rigged an election the month before.
Authorities killed more than 180 civilians and injured thousands more.
This led to the toppling of that government, which had ruled for 12 years.