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South Korea in 1997

Historical records for South Korea in 1997, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

December

3 December 1997Economy of South KoreaKim Dae Jung

Government / Government of South Korea

South Korea accepts $55 Billion Loan Package, formally agrees to terms for international economic rescue effort, the largest ever, revamping of economy expected to cause hardship for millions

18 December 1997CoupKim Dae Jung

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

18 December 1997ElectionKim Dae Jung

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

18 December 1997President of South KoreaKim Dae Jung

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 Jung

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.