Day of the Korean Independence Movement

SeoulIn March 1919, the Koreans rebelled against Japanese colonial rule by publishing a declaration of independence in Seoul.

A wave of demonstrations swept across Korea, demonstrating to the world the desire of Koreans for independence.

The demonstrations were crushed by Japanese police, who allegedly killed 47,000 people.

A special reading ceremony is held at Thapgol Park in Seoul, where it was first read in public in 1919.