National Liberation Day of Korea

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National Liberation Day of Korea
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Korean people celebrating their liberation in 1945
Official name조국해방의 날 (Chogukhaebang'ŭi Nal)
(North Korea)
광복절 (Gwangbokjeol) (South Korea)
Observed by
TypeNational
SignificanceCommemorates Victory over Japan Day, when Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule and the establishment of South Korea
CelebrationsCivilian and military parades, political rallies
Date 15 August
FrequencyAnnual

At 10:23 a.m., 15 August 1974, Mun Se-gwang, a Zainichi Korean and North Korean sympathizer, attempted to assassinate President Park Chung Hee at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul during a Gwangbokjeol ceremony; Park was unharmed but his wife Yuk Young-soo, the First Lady of South Korea, was killed. [20] [21]

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Further reading

National Liberation Day of Korea
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 조국 해방
Hancha 祖國 解放의 날
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization Jogukhaebangui Nal
McCune–Reischauer Chogukhaebang'ŭi Nal