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On May 18, 1980, the South Korean military, led by Chun Du-whan, killed several citizens who were demanding democracy.

On May 16, 2009, the police brutally arrested members of the Korea Cargo Transport Workers‘ Union who participated in a rally to launch a general strike.

Chun Du-whan, the former South Korean President who is responsible for the Gwangju Massacre, tries to stop the current President Lee Myung-bak from imitating him. Upon hearing Lee opening his speech with the phrase “I am...,” something pundits remarked on Chun’s frequent use of, Chun says, “Why are you imitating me? You are centralist, aren‘t you?”

(Hankyoreh Geurimpan, 18 May 2009)

Posted on : May.18,2009 12:34 KST

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