Counter-Rallies for and Against Inha University’s ‘Restoration of Syngman Rhee Statue’… Standoff at Back Gate, 5 Meters Apart
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Members of the university community were divided on the issue of restoring the statue of former President Syngman Rhee, who spearheaded the founding of Inha University, and held separate rallies. According to Yonhap News on the 14th, the Inha University student group ‘Inha Spirit’ held a rally at the university’s back gate that morning regarding Syngman Rhee
(Incheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sang-yeon = Rallies for and against the restoration of the statue of former President Syngman Rhee, who played a leading role in the founding of Inha University, are being held by university members...
Students at Inha University are pushing for the restoration of the statue of former President Syngman Rhee, which was removed due to past student activism. Over 12,000 people participated in an online signature campaign within three days, and current students launched a restoration committee to begin activities honoring the historical facts of the university's founder.
Members of Inha University clashed over rallies for and against the issue of re-erecting the statue of former President Syngman Rhee, which was removed during student pro-democracy protests over 40 years ago. On the morning of the 14th, a rally urging the restoration of the former president's statue and a counter-rally opposing it were held simultaneously at the back gate of Inha University in Incheon. Although the two sides stood in a standoff…
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