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Election

South Korea · Government / Government of South Korea. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1960–1997Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1960

Syngman RheeApril 1960

Government / Government of South Korea

Resigns afte alleged election irregularities

1997

Kim Dae Jung18 December 1997

Government / Government of South Korea

South Koreans elect a dissident as President & overthrow the political establishment and choose Kim Dae Jung, long-time pro-democracy campaigner

Names involved

Kim Dae JungSyngman Rhee

Provenance

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