President Kim burns incense for souls of Kwangju victims

President Kim burns incense for souls of Kwangju victims

KWANGJU, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) and his wife, Lee Ki Ho, (L) on May 18 burn incense for the souls of those killed in the military suppression of the democratization movement in May, 1980 in Kwangju and to make the ''May 18 Cemetery'' a national cemetery in Kwangju, 380 kilometers southwest of Seoul. By official account, more than 200 people were killed and 1,800 others were wounded during the nine-day bloody attack by paratroopers on the Kwangju protesters.

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