"We Will Remember the Noble Spirit of Martyr Kim Ju-yeol"

The 63rd Memorial Ceremony Held in Changwon Special City

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam announced that the 63rd anniversary memorial service for Martyr Kim Ju-yeol was held at 11 a.m. on the 11th at the site where the martyr's body was recovered in Masanhappo-gu.

The memorial service, organized by the Kim Ju-yeol Martyr Memorial Project Association, proceeded in the order of a pre-ceremony performance, commemorative speech, memorial address, and scholarship award presentation.

The 63rd anniversary memorial ceremony for Martyr Kim Ju-yeol was held in Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam.

Martyr Kim Ju-yeol participated in the March 15th Movement protests in 1960 and went missing. On April 11th, his brutalized body was found floating in the sea in front of Masan Central Pier. This sparked renewed public outcry, leading to the democratic uprising and becoming the catalyst for the April 19th Revolution.

About 150 people attended the event honoring the noble spirit of the martyr, including Choi Man-rim, Deputy Governor of Gyeongnam Province; Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education; Ha Jong-mok, 1st Deputy Mayor of Changwon Special City; Lee Young-no, Chairman of the Namwon Kim Ju-yeol Martyr Memorial Project Association; citizens; and students from Yongma High School.

The city is constructing the Democracy Hall near the site where the body was recovered in Masanhappo-gu, aiming to open it in September 2024 as an educational and cultural space to remember and pass on the spirit of Kim Ju-yeol and other democratic martyrs.

Deputy Mayor Ha said, “We will carry on the noble will of democratic martyrs like Kim Ju-yeol, who disappeared before his flower could bloom for democracy on this land, and strive to ensure that citizens can proudly remember our democratic history in their daily lives.”

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