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Ceremony marking independence movement against Japan's colonial rule

South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, makes a speech during a government ceremony commemorating the 1919 independence movement against Japan's colonial rule in Seoul on March. 1, 2025.

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Ceremony marking independence movement against Japan's colonial rule

South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, makes a speech during a government ceremony commemorating the 1919 independence movement against Japan's colonial rule in Seoul on March. 1, 2025.

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independentist Graffiti Covers Walls - Bastia

Independentist graffiti covers walls on March 4, 2024 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican nationalism and advocates for further autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol at ceremony

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2024, at a ceremony marking the 1919 independence movement against Japan's colonial rule.

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S. Korea marks 101st anniversary of independence movement

SEOUL, South Korea, March 1 Kyodo - South Korean President Moon Jae In (bottom L) attends a ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2020, marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.

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S. Korea marks 101st anniversary of independence movement

SEOUL, South Korea, March 1 Kyodo - South Korean President Moon Jae In delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2020, in a ceremony to mark the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.

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S. Koreans protest against Japan on history views

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean protesters gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 1, 2014, on the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. They criticized the Japanese government for its views on history.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (front) and others attend a ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2014, marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2014, during a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2014, during a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (C front) and others attend a ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2014, marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Park on independence movement anniv.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2013, during a ceremony marking the 94th anniversary of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Park on independence movement anniv.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2013, during a ceremony marking the 94th anniversary of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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S. Korean Pres. Lee calls on N. Korea to halt missile launch

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech in Chonan on March 1 at a ceremony to mark the 1919 independence movement against Japanese colonial rule. Lee urged North Korea to halt its activities for launching long-range ballistic missiles and called for a resumption of dialogue between the two Koreas.

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S. Koreans demonstrate against Japan on Independence Movement Day

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of South Koreans rip up Japanese flags in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 1, the 88th anniversary of Korea's Independence Movement Day, as anti-Japanese rallies were held in various cities in South Korea

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S. Koreans demonstrate against Japan on Independence Movement Day

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police buses block off a convoy of cars carrying anti-Japanese demonstrators toward the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 1, the 88th anniversary of Korea's Independence Movement Day. Atop the cars are pictures of Koreans who died during the Independence Movement.

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Roh renews call on Japan to face history to improve ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1 to mark the 88th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement.

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S. Korean leader blasts moves to revise Japan's Constitution

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun makes a speech in Seoul on March 1 to mark the 87th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement. Roh implicitly criticized moves in Japan to amend its pacifist Constitution, saying Japan's hope of becoming a ''ordinary country'' need not entail a buildup of military power.

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S. Korean leader blasts moves to revise Japan's Constitution

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, accompanied by his wife, gives three cheers after delivering a speech to mark the 87th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement. In his speech, Roh implicitly criticized moves in Japan to amend its pacifist Constitution.

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Aceh independence group guerrillas march in training

ACEH, Indonesia - Guerrillas of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), an independence group fighting the Indonesian military, march during training in forests near a GAM-controlled area at Pidi in Aceh, a special province of Indonesia. The guerrillas, aged from 18 to 61, were armed U.S.-made and Russian-made automatic rifles. (3rd of 6-photo series).