[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the morning of the 1st, President Moon Jae-in spoke at the 101st anniversary 3.1 Movement commemoration ceremony held at Baehwa Girls' High School in Seoul, saying, "On the 100th anniversary of the Battles of Bongodong and Cheongsanri, I want to proudly remember the hopeful victory created by the 3.1 Independence Movement together with the people."
President Moon said, "As the self-reliant efforts of the awakened people continued, there were as many as 1,651 domestic invasion operations by armed anti-Japanese independence forces in 1920 alone," adding, "In June of that year, our independence forces fought a full-scale battle against the Japanese army’s ‘Wolgang Pursuit Unit’ for the first time in the independence struggle and achieved a great victory."
President Moon explained, "It was the ‘Battle of Bongodong’ led by General Hong Beom-do," and added, "The Provisional Government called this the ‘first great victory in the independence war.’"
President Moon evaluated, "In March 1920, in Vladivostok, a weapons purchase contract was made between the Northern Military Administration Office of the independence army and the Czechoslovak Legion," and said, "These weapons, transported by a ‘human chain’ of 9,000 people, became companions to the victory in the ‘Battle of Cheongsanri’ in October."
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