39th Anniversary of Gwangju Uprising: The Commemoration the May 18 Democratization Movement of Gwangju
39th Anniversary of Gwangju Uprising: The Commemoration the May 18 Democratization Movement of Gwangju Participants photos of the Gwangju Asia Forum 2019 a courtesy of the May 18 Memorial Foundation The Gwangju Democratic Uprising of May 1980 is known as a cornerstone of the democratic resistance in the Republic of Korea and it shows the actual path to modern democracy of Korea. The sacrifices of the martyrs of May 18 is now flourishing and spreading their grins of democratization, human rights and peacebuilding all around the world. The May 18 Memorial Foundation is serving the spirit of the May 18 vigorously and spreading its fruits through Gwangju Asia Forum and Gwangju Prize for Human Rights in South Korea and around the globe. In 18 th May 2019, The May 18 Memorial Foundation organized the 39 th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic uprising of Gwangju in the Republic of Korea. The anniversary held into two main events the Gwangju Asia Forum and Gwangju Prize for