Taiwan marks 40th anniversary of crushing of pro-democracy march

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Hundred of activists on Saturday marched in the port city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan to mark the 40th anniversary of a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations there, a turning point in the island’s shift to democracy.

The crackdown, known as the Kaohsiung Incident, occurred on December 10, 1979, when Taiwan was under martial law.

Participants in Saturday’s march included elderly people victimised in the incident, local witnesses and young people from the ruling independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party and some emerging political parties. With the crowd, she marched and shouted slogans such as “Protect Taiwan! Defend Democracy!” and “Formosa is ours!” using the island’s former name.

 

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