National March 15 Democratic Cemetery Management Office Selects Martyr Kim Younggil for September Figure Spotlight

Died of a Gunshot Wound at Age 18
While Participating in the Second Protest Against the Fraudulent March 15 Election

The National March 15 Democratic Cemetery Management Office has selected 'Martyr Kim Younggil' as the focus of the September March 15 Figure Spotlight.

Martyr Kim Younggil was fatally shot on April 11, 1960, while participating in the second protest against the fraudulent March 15 election. He was transferred to the nearby Deoksu Hospital for emergency treatment but ultimately passed away.

He was the only son among one son and four daughters of Kim Yongyi, graduated from Masan Happo Elementary School and Masan Changshin Middle School, and was working as a factory worker at Hyangdo Ironworks. His dream was to become a technician.

The records of the democratic revolution state, "On the afternoon of the 13th, the body was transferred from Masan Provincial Hospital to the Chusan-dong Crematorium, where an autopsy was completed before cremation. As the autopsy was ending in the drizzling rain, the sight of his grief-stricken mother was heartrending. She cried out, pounding the ground, 'Avenge my son!'"

Currently, Martyr Kim Younggil is buried in Section 1, Plot 9 of the National March 15 Democratic Cemetery.

Director Lee Sungcheol stated, "We will continue to develop various programs to carry on the spirit of the March 15 Uprising," adding, "We will strive to make the March 15 Democratic Cemetery a beloved local landmark for all citizens."

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