South Korean President Yoon Seok-you gave a speech at a memorial ceremony for the so-called "Gwangju Uprising" in which the military suppressed students seeking democratization. I emphasized.
As President Yun, who won the presidential election by a small margin and launched a conservative government for the first time in five years, he appealed for the integration of the people in an area with many supporters of innovation.
The "Gwangju Uprising" is an incident in May 1980 in Gwangju, southwestern South Korea, where the military used force to suppress citizens and students seeking democratization in opposition to the military that took power in a coup d'etat.
On the 18th, 42 years after the outbreak, a memorial service was held at the local national cemetery where the victims were buried, and President Yun Sung-nyul gave a speech.
In this, President Yun said, "The spirit of May, which protected liberal democracy with blood, is the cornerstone of national unity. I am convinced that the spirit of May will unite the people and protect us from crises and challenges." I emphasized.
Many ministers of the Yun administration and members of the conservative ruling party attended the ceremony, and at the end, all of them sang a song to mourn the victims.
Gwangju and its surroundings are known as areas with many supporters of innovative opposition parties, and in the presidential election in March, they narrowly defeated innovative candidates and launched a conservative government for the first time in five years. As the new President Yun, he appealed for the unification of the people.