Acting President joins commemoration of April 3 Incident and emphasizes unity

Commemorating the 77th anniversary of the Jeju April 3rd Incident, Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo says the historical event teaches the nation the importance of unity and co-prosperity.

This came on Thursday as he visited Jeju April 3rd Peace Park to join the event's main commemoration event.

He added that unless the nation overcomes the division between generations and ideologies, there won't be sustainable growth in South Korea.

The Jeju April 3rd Incident refers to what happened on the island between March 1st, 1947 and September 21st, 1954 as armed forces cracked down on civilians who stood up against the divided election of South and North Korea back in 1948.

Official numbers from the official committee count nearly 15-thousand deaths during this period.