THE GREAT HISTORY OF SOUTH KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!
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The History of South Korea formally begins with the
establishment of South Korea on 15 August 1948, although Syngman Rhee had declared the establishment in
Seoul on 13 August.
In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea which ended with Japan's
defeat in World War II in 1945, Korea was divided at the 38th
parallel north in accordance with a United Nations arrangement, to be administered
by the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south. The Soviets and
Americans were unable to agree on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over
Korea. This led in 1948 to the establishment of two separate governments, each
claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea. Eventually, following
the Korean
War, the two separate governments stabilized into the existing political entities
of North and South Korea.
South Korea's subsequent history is marked by alternating periods of
democratic and autocratic rule. Civilian governments are conventionally
numbered from the First Republic of Syngman Rhee to the
contemporary Sixth Republic. The First Republic, arguably
democratic at its inception, became increasingly autocratic until its collapse
in 1960. The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but was overthrown in
less than a year and replaced by an autocratic military
regime. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Republics were nominally
democratic, but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule[citation needed]. With the Sixth
Republic, the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal democracy.
establishment of South Korea on 15 August 1948, although Syngman Rhee had declared the establishment in
Seoul on 13 August.
In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea which ended with Japan's
defeat in World War II in 1945, Korea was divided at the 38th
parallel north in accordance with a United Nations arrangement, to be administered
by the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south. The Soviets and
Americans were unable to agree on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over
Korea. This led in 1948 to the establishment of two separate governments, each
claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea. Eventually, following
the Korean
War, the two separate governments stabilized into the existing political entities
of North and South Korea.
South Korea's subsequent history is marked by alternating periods of
democratic and autocratic rule. Civilian governments are conventionally
numbered from the First Republic of Syngman Rhee to the
contemporary Sixth Republic. The First Republic, arguably
democratic at its inception, became increasingly autocratic until its collapse
in 1960. The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but was overthrown in
less than a year and replaced by an autocratic military
regime. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Republics were nominally
democratic, but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule[citation needed]. With the Sixth
Republic, the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal democracy.