President Yoon Pays Tribute at Park Jeonghee's 43rd Memorial Anniversary at National Cemetery

Yoon Pays Second Visit Following Last Year's 42nd Anniversary Memorial Ceremony

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the afternoon of the 25th, one day before the 43rd anniversary of the death of former President Park Chung-hee, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery to pay respects at former President Park's tomb.

Lee Jae-myung, Deputy Spokesperson of the Presidential Office, conveyed this in a written briefing on the same day.

The visit, which proceeded in the order of flower offering, incense burning, and silent prayer, was attended by the People Power Party leadership including Emergency Response Committee Chairman Jeong Jin-seok, Floor Leader Joo Ho-young, Policy Committee Chairman Sung Il-jong, Secretary-General Kim Seok-ki, as well as senior officials of the Presidential Office such as Chief Secretary Kim Dae-gi and National Security Office Director Kim Sung-han, and Park Min-sik, Commissioner of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

Excluding the bereaved family member, former President Park Geun-hye, it is unusual for a sitting president to visit former President Park Chung-hee's tomb around the anniversary of his death.

Former President Lee Myung-bak visited former President Park's tomb on October 26, 2007, during his candidacy for the Grand National Party presidential nomination, where he offered flowers and incense. Previously, former President Roh Tae-woo paid respects at the tomb on October 25, 1989, marking the 10th anniversary.

President Yoon also visited former President Park's tomb on October 26 last year, when he was a leading candidate for the People Power Party presidential nomination.

At that time, President Yoon told reporters, "Former President Park laid the foundation that enabled South Korea, once one of the poorest countries, to rise to become an advanced nation ranked within the world's top 10," honoring the late leader.

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