
South Korea Commemorates 45th Anniversary of Buma Uprising
Changwon, South Korea— South Korea held a commemorative ceremony for the 45th anniversary of the Buma Democratic Uprising at the Busan City Hall Auditorium under the theme, "The Flame of Buma, Beyond the Era." This annual event, officially recognized as a national memorial day since 2019, pays tribute to the 1979 protests against the authoritarian Yushin regime, a pivotal moment in South Korea’s democratization history. The Buma Uprising began on October 16, 1979, when students at Pusan Nationa
