National Liberation Day of Korea facts for kids
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Liberation day poster in Pyongyang, North Korea
The National Liberation Day of Korea, is a holiday on August 15 in both North and South Korea. It is to celebrate Victory over Japan Day, the day when Korea was freed from Imperial Japanese control by the United States and the Soviet Union. In South Korean, it is written as 광복절 or 光復節, and pronounced gwangbokjeol. In North Korea, it is written as 조국해방의 날 or 祖國解放의 날, and is pronounced jogukhaebangui nal.
Images for kids
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American soldiers lowering the Japanese flag at the former Japanese General Government Building, Seoul on 9 September 1945.
See also
In Spanish: Gwangbokjeol para niños
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