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National Liberation Day of Korea, the Glossary

The National Liberation Day of Korea is a public holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both South and North Korea.^[1]

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BNO News

BNO News is an international news agency headquartered in Tilburg, the Netherlands.

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Cheonan

Cheonan (천안시, Cheonan-si) is the largest and most densely populated city of Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju.

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Commander-in-Chief of North Korea

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the commander-in-chief of the Korean People's Army, the military of North Korea.

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Daily NK is an online newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea, where it reports on various aspects of North Korean society from information obtained from inside and outside of North Korea via a network of informants.

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Doosan Encyclopedia

Doosan Encyclopedia is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아).

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First Lady of South Korea

The first lady of the Republic of Korea, commonly known as the first lady of South Korea, is the title held by the hostess of the presidential residence, usually the wife of the president of South Korea.

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Flag of South Korea

The national flag of the Republic of Korea, also known as the Taegeukgi (also romanized as Taegukgi), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue taegeuk in its center, accompanied by four black trigrams, one in each corner.

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Fuji News Network

Fuji News Network (FNN) is a Japanese commercial television network run by Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Fuji TV), part of the Fujisankei Communications Group.

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Hirohito surrender broadcast

The Hirohito surrender broadcast, also known as the Jewel Voice Broadcast (Broadcast of the Emperor's Voice), was a radio broadcast of surrender given by Hirohito, the emperor of Japan, on August 15, 1945.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Independence Hall of Korea

The Independence Hall of Korea is a Korean history museum in Cheonan, South Korea.

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Jamsil-dong

Jamsil-dong is a neighbourhood, dong, of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

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Jeong In-bo

Jeong In-bo (June 19, 1893 – 1950?), or Chŏng In-bo, was a scholar of Yangmingism and Silhak, independence activist, and historian in pursuit of defining and tracing independent “Koreanness” in the context of Japanese rule.

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Kim Il Sung Square

Kim Il Sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung.

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Korea

Korea (translit in South Korea, or label in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula (label in South Korea, or label in North Korea), Jeju Island, and smaller islands.

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Korea under Japanese rule

From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (Hanja: 朝鮮, Korean: 조선), the Japanese reading of Joseon.

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Koreans in Japan

() are ethnic Koreans who immigrated to Japan before 1945 and are citizens or permanent residents of Japan, or who are descendants of those immigrants.

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Military parade

A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvering known as drilling or marching.

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Mun Se-gwang

Mun Se-gwang (26 December 1951 – 20 December 1974) was a Japanese-born North Korean sympathizer who attempted to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung Hee on 15 August 1974.

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National Theater of Korea

The National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea.

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North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia.

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Park Chung Hee

Park Chung Hee (November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the third President of South Korea from 1962 to 1979 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961.

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President of the State Affairs of North Korea

The President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, alternatively styled "President of State Affairs" in official translations, is the supreme leader and head of state of North Korea.

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Public holidays in North Korea

This is a list of public holidays in North Korea.

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Public holidays in South Korea

Public holidays in South Korea each belong to one or more of three categories.

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Pyongyang station

Pyongyang station (평양역) is the central railway station of P'yŏngyang, North Korea.

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Sejong Center

Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea.

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Seodaemun Prison

Seodaemun Prison History Hall is a museum and former prison in Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Time in North Korea

Time in North Korea, called Pyongyang Time (or PYT) or Standard Time of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00).

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UTC+08:30

UTC+08:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:30.

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Victory over Japan Day

Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. National Liberation Day of Korea and Victory over Japan Day are August observances and Victory days.

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Yonhap News Agency

Yonhap News Agency is a major South Korean news agency.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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YTN

YTN is the first 24-hour Korean news channel to be broadcast throughout South Korea.

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Yuk Young-soo

Yuk Young-soo (29 November 1925 – 15 August 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung Hee and the mother of the 11th South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_Korea

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National Liberation Day of Korea, the Glossary

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See also

1945 in Korea

Korean independence movement

Public holidays in North Korea

Public holidays in South Korea

Summer events in North Korea

Summer events in South Korea

Victory days

References