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Lee offers government’s first official apology to victims of March 15 Democracy Movement
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President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday apologized to the bereaved families of victims of the March 15 Democracy Movement and pledged greater efforts to identify and honor those who participated in South Korea’s pro-democracy struggle. Lee attended the government-hosted ceremony commemorating the March 15 pro-democracy protest, becoming the first sitting South Korean president to do so since it was designated a national memorial day in 2010. The event also marked the first official government apology