April 19 revolution Archives

Late President Rhee’s Son Apologizes to April 19 Revolution Victims

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Rhee In-soo, the adopted son of South Korea’s first president, Rhee Syng-man (1875-1965), apologized to the victims of the April 19 Revolution, a 1960 pro-democracy civil uprising that occurred during his father’s rule, on his rare visit to their memorial grounds Friday. The junior Rhee visited the April 19th [...]

S. Korea Seeks UNESCO Listing of April 19 Pro-democracy Movement

SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in declared a bid Sunday for the inscription of documentary heritage related to South Korea’s historic pro-democracy movement in 1960 on UNESCO’s global Memory of the World Register. Speaking at a national ceremony to mark the movement’s 60th anniversary, he said the bid is meant to “specially [...]