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Je-yook Gonghwaguk
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Che-yook Konghwaguk
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The is the country's present-day government. It began in 1987, with the transfer of power from the authoritarian
Fifth Republic of
Chun Doo-hwan .
In 1987,
Roh Tae-woo , one of Chun's colleagues in 1979 coup, was elected to the president by the popular vote.
In 1992,
Kim Young-sam was elected president. He was the country's first civilian president in 30 years.
In
1997 , the nation suffered a
Severe Financial crisis from which it made a solid recovery. South Korea has also maintained its commitment to
Democratize its political processes, as
Kim Dae-jung won the presidency in the same year. This was the first transfer of the government between parties by peaceful means.
Kim Dae-jung pursued the "
Sunshine Policy ", a series of efforts to reconcile with
North Korea , which culminated in the summit talk with North Korean leader
Kim Jong-il , for which Kim Dae-Jung was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2000. However, the efficacy of the Sunshine Policy was brought into question amid
Allegations Of Corruption .
Roh Moo-hyun was elected to the presidency in
2002 .
On
12 March ,
2004 , the South Korean National Assembly (Parliament) voted to impeach President
Roh Moo-hyun on charges of corruption and political
Patronage . The
Uri Party , which solely supported the President, angrily
Boycott ed the vote. This motion clearly affected the outcome of
The Parliamentary Election held on
15 April ,
2004 , in which the Uri Party won 152 seats from the total of 299 seats in the National Assembly. For the first time in 18 years the ruling party became the majority in the House. This was arguably the first time in more than 40 years that a liberal party has held a majority in the Assembly.
