Fifth Republic of Korea

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The Fifth Republic of Korea (Korean: 제5공화국; RR: Je 5 Gonghwaguk; lit. 'Fifth Republic') was the government of South Korea from February 1981 to February 1988. The Fifth Republic was established in February 1981 by Chun Doo-hwan, a military colleague of long-time president and dictator Park Chung Hee, after the political instability and military rule in the fourth republic since the assassination of Park in October 1979. The Fifth Republic was ruled by Chun and the Democratic Justice Party as a de facto dictatorship and one-party state. The regime 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. A new constitution was adopted two months prior to the election, laying the foundations for the relatively stable democratic system of the current Republic of Korea. On 25 February 1988, the ninth revision of the South Korean constitution...

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