EVENT INFORMATION

1
March
1919

March First Movement demands Korean independence

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📅 1 March 1919 📍

Mass demonstrations erupted across Korea under Japanese colonial rule, inspired in part by global talk of self-determination. Japanese authorities violently suppressed the protests. The movement developed Korean national organizing and showed that Wilsonian language resonated beyond Europe even where colonial powers rejected its application.

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People in this event

Yu Gwan-sun

Korean independence activists

Organizations in this Event

Korean Provisional Government

Japanese colonial administration