Word: myongdong
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...matter of conscience occurred last March 1 at an ecumenical Mass in Seoul's Roman Catholic Myongdong Cathedral, marking the 57th anniversary of a Korean uprising against Japanese colonial rule. A group of political and religious opposition leaders decided to use the occasion to issue a "Declaration for the Restoration of Democracy," protesting the iron rule of Park Chung Hee and calling on him to step down...
...sided Accounts. The roundup was apparently a response to a recent public demand by twelve dissidents-including five religious leaders-that President Park resign. Meeting at Seoul's Myongdong Cathedral on March 1-the 57th anniversary of a Korean uprising against Japanese colonial rule-the group issued a Declaration for Saving Korea. It labeled the country "a one-man dictatorship that tramples on human rights," and recommended: "There is no other way for the Park regime but to accept responsibility by stepping down." The government's official answer was that the declaration was part of a plot...