In celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the April 19 Revolution, President Moon Jae-in said, "The April 19 revolution proved that the people are the masters of the country." It was the fuse of the
President Moon said in an SNS post, "Like the words of emotion, 'It seemed that the river was spreading its feathers again,' I can hear the shouts of the people who spread the country that was oppressed by dictatorship."
It then introduced the government's efforts to commemorate the democratization movement, such as the February 28 Daegu Democratization Movement, the establishment of the March 8 Daejeon Democratic Residence National Day, and the promotion of registration of documents related to the April 19 Revolution as World Record Heritage.
"Democracy grows through the interest of the people," President Moon said, emphasizing that "democracy will protect us from oppression, discrimination and undue power when it continues to expand beyond politics and into the economy and life."
President Moon said, "We have expanded our democracy in the midst of the corona virus." "Only democracy that deeply understands and embraces each other's international challenges such as overcoming infectious diseases and carbon neutrality will be the key to solving this."
In addition, President Moon paid a visit to the National April 19 Democracy Cemetery in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 19th.
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