President Lee Jae Myung used his address to the nation to reflect on the unprecedented crisis and highlight the role of citizens in defending the constitutional order.
"The fact that our citizens peacefully defeated the illegal martial law and expelled the unjust power is a monumental event that will be eternally remembered in the history of world democracy," President Lee said.
He added that the attempted coup "paradoxically served as an opportunity to announce the remarkable resilience of South Korean democracy to the entire world."
To commemorate the anniversary and the powerful display of civic action, the National Assembly is hosting a three-day series of events titled "Democracy of Light, An Unfading Memory."
The commemorative activities, which run from Dec. 3 to 5, include guided tours of key sites within the Assembly compound related to the crisis. These locations include the main gate where citizens confronted martial law troops and the Assembly field where a military helicopter landed.
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