Tag: Meritorious Person

February 15, 2019

5.18 (Gwangju Incident) “Meritorious Persons” Receive Lavish Benefits Compared to Korean War Veterans, South Korean Public Demands the Release of the “5.18 Meritorious Persons” List

2019-2-14, Tara O The Gwangju Incident that began on May 18, 1980 is referred to as “5.18” in Korea. Those designated as 5.18 Yugongja (5.18 “Meritorious Persons”) and their families...

People/Leadership

February 13, 2019

South Korea Mulls Ending National Cemetery Burials for Military Veterans to Make Room for Candlelight Protesters, Considers Designating North Korean Communist Kim Won-bong “Independence Meritorious Person”

2019-2-13, Tara O A controversy surfaced when the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans pursued an initiative to cancel burial benefits for military veterans with less than 20 years service but...

Liberal Democracy/North Korea/People/Leadership