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The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1

Lyuh Woon-hyung (far right) at the US-Soviet Joint Commission [ko] in 1947

Syngman Rhee, the 1st President of South Korea

Major General Park Chung Hee (center) during the May 16 coup

President Park Chung Hee, who ruled South Korea from 1961 to 1979

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The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC and the Neolithic period began ther

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Korean earthenware jar with comb pattern; made 4000 BC, Amsa-dong, Seoul, now in British Museum

Korean Bronze Age sword. Seoul, National Museum of Korea

Gold buckle of the Proto–Three Kingdoms period

Painting of envoys from the Three Kingdoms of Korea to the Tang court: Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo. Portraits of Periodical Offering, 7th century Tang dynasty