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國家再建最高會議
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Gukga Jaegeon Choego Hoe-ui
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Kukka Chaegǒn Ch'oego Hoeǔi
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The , initially named the '''Revolutionary Committee''', was a group of
Korea n officials. It oversaw the government of
South Korea from
May 16 1961 until the inauguration of the
Third Republic Of South Korea in 1963. It was composed largely of military officers who were involved in or supportive of the
May 16 coup which overthrew the
Second Republic Of South Korea .
A military coup led by Major General
Park Chung Hee on
May 16 ,
1961 put an effective end to the Second Republic. Park was one of a group of military leaders who had been pushing for the de-politicization of the military. Dissatisfied with the cleanup measures undertaken by the Second Republic, they chose to take matters into their own hands.
The military leaders promised to return the government to a democratic system as soon as possible. On
December 2 ,
1962 , a referendum was held on returning to a presidential system of rule, which was allegedly passed with a 78% majority. Park and the other military leaders pledged not to run for office in the next elections. However, Park ran for president anyway, winning narrowly in the
Election Of 1963 .
The Supreme Council was the first South Korean government to introduce
Economic Planning . The first
South Korean Five-year Plan was inaugurated in 1962. Although the Second Republic had laid the groundwork for such plans, it had not been able to put them into practice.
