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Jeju 4.3 Peace Park

Coordinates: 33°27′05″N 126°37′08″E / 33.45139°N 126.61889°E / 33.45139; 126.61889
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Jeju 4.3 Peace Park
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LocationBonggae-dong [ko], Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Coordinates33°27′05″N 126°37′08″E / 33.45139°N 126.61889°E / 33.45139; 126.61889
Area35.938 ha (88.80 acres)
EstablishedMarch 28, 2008
Websitejejupark43.1941.co.kr

Jeju 4.3 Peace Park (Korean제주4·3평화공원) is a memorial park and museum in Bonggae-dong [ko], Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. It commemorates the victims of the 1948–1949 Jeju uprising.[1]

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In June 1999, President Kim Dae-jung pledged to support the construction of a memorial park to the Jeju uprising. After a January 2000 act issued by the Jeju 4.3 Committee, efforts began to construct the park. Designs were finalized in June 2001, and the land purchase was completed in 2002. A groundbreaking ceremony began on April 3, 2003. Infrastructure was completed in November 2005.[1] The Peace Park opened on March 28, 2008.[2]

The park consists of a park and a museum to the uprising. Each year on April 3, there is a memorial service held in honor of the dead.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 장, 윤식. "제주 4·3 평화 공원 - 디지털제주문화대전". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  2. ^ Joon Kim, Hun (20 December 2013), "Truth Commissions in South Korea: Lessons Learned", Middle East Institute
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