Seoul holds event marking 100th anniversary of Korea's provisional government founding

Arirang News 2019-04-11

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임시정부 100주년 기념식 '국민참여형' 축제로 여의도공원서 개최

Back here in the nation.
An an event to mark the historic anniversary was held in Yeouido.
The event's venue was near where... an advance group of a military arm of Korea's provisional government landed at exactly 7:19 PM local time back in 1945... the same year the country gained independence from Japan's 35-year-long colonial rule.
The event was held to honor the provisional government who fought for liberation from imperial Japan.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon gave a commemorative speech during the event... underscoring the need to make the country walk the path envisioned by the provisional government.
"We have to make efforts to make the country better. We can't stop improving. We have to work towards making a peaceful and prosperous Korean peninsula... by overcoming the division of the two Koreas with the cooperation of the international community."

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