Yoon Jun-byeong Proposes Including Donghak Peasant Revolution and May 18 in Constitutional Preamble

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] Rep. Yoon Joon-byung (The Democratic Party, Jeonbuk Jeongeup-si·Gochang-gun) on the 10th led the proposal of the "Resolution to Urge the Inclusion of the Spirit of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement in the Preamble of the Constitution."

Rep. Yoon Joon-byung, who led the proposal, stated, "The Donghak Peasant Revolution was a national sovereignty protection movement and a popular revolution against the corruption and injustice of the Joseon feudal society and the imperialist ambitions of Japanese invasion under the banners of Boguk Anmin (輔國安民, Protect the Nation and Secure the People) and Jepok Gumin (除暴救民, Eliminate Violence and Save the People). It was our country's first democratization movement that practiced direct democracy." He emphasized, "The spirit of the Donghak Peasant Revolution served as the foundation for the anti-Japanese movement, the March 1st Movement, the April 19 Revolution, the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, the June 10 Democratic Uprising, and the Candlelight Citizen Revolution, pursuing universal human values such as freedom, equality, respect for human dignity, and direct democracy, greatly influencing future generations."

He continued, "The May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement was also a historic milestone in our country's democratization movement, where the noble spirit of sacrifice of the Gwangju citizens who resisted unjust state power and their firm belief in human rights and democracy laid the foundation for democracy in the Republic of Korea." He explained, "The spirit of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement was sublimated through the June 10 Democratic Uprising and the Candlelight Citizen Revolution, establishing democracy and justice in the Republic of Korea."

He said, "I will do my best to ensure that the spirit of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, which realized universal human values such as freedom, equality, human rights, and democracy, is inherited and included in the preamble of the Constitution."

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