August 15, Independence day in Korea. Gwangbokjeol (literally Restoration of Light Day), also called as the Independence Day of Korea, celebrated annually on August 15, is one of the public holidays in South Korea. It commemorates Victory over Japan Day, which liberated Korea from colonial rule. Independent Korean governments were created three years later, on August 15, 1948, when the pro-Moscow Kim Il-sung was made first President of North Korea and pro-U.S. Syngman Rhee was made first President of South Korea. Gwangbokjeol was officially designated a public holiday on October 1, 1949 in South Korea[1] and is known as Chogukhaebangŭi nal. (조국해방의 날; literally Liberation of Fatherland Day) in North Korea.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:17:32 +0000
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