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Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung stressed the importance of defending democracy Sunday as he marked the anniversary of a 1960 pro-democracy civil uprising that led to the ouster of South Korea’s first President Rhee Syng-man. In an address on the 66th anniversary of the “April 19 Revolution,” Lee likened people’s resistance during the 1960 uprising to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid in 2024, saying the “loud cry” of the people helped topple an “arroga…