Fifth Republic of Korea
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The Fifth Republic of Korea was the government of South Korea from February 1981 to February 1988.
The Hyundai Pony, South Korea's first mass-produced car, began to be exported during the Fifth Republic.
June Democratic Struggle
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The June Democratic Struggle, also known as the June Democracy Movement and the June Uprising, was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in South Korea that generated mass protests from June 10 to 29, 1
Fifth Republic of Korea
…facto dictatorship and one-party state. The Fifth Republic faced growing opposition from the democratization movement of the Gwangju Uprising, and the June Democracy Movement of 1987 resulted in the election of Roh Tae-woo in the December 1987 presidential election. Three days after the election upon the adoption of a new…
Crowds gather at the state funeral of Lee Han-yeol in Downtown Seoul, July 9, 1987.
Lee Han-yeol Memorial
Man voting in the constitutional referendum