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| 1958, Oct. 22 |
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| Beijing reported the withdrawal of the last Chinese forces from Korea. | 1 |
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| 1959 |
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| Cho Pong-am, a socialist who ran for the presidency in 1952 and 1956, and who did extremely well in 1956, was executed for violating the National Security Law. | 2 |
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| 1960, March 15 |
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Syngman Rhee, running for his fourth term, was reelected president. He ran unopposed, largely because the main opposition candidate, Cho Py ng-ok, died just prior to the election. Chang Myn resigned in protest at the corruption used by the Liberal Party in the elections. | 3 |
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| April 19 |
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| Police and troops fired on some 30,000 demonstrators—initially students and later other citizens—protesting the rigged elections; 127 were reported killed and about 1,000 wounded. This became known as the April Revolution. Syngman Rhee resigned as president on April 26. The reins of government fell to H Chng, who moved to lift many of Rhee's repressive measures, rewrite the constitution (promulgated on June 15), and establish a parliament with two houses. | 4 |
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| July 29 |
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| Parliamentary elections gave the Democratic Party a clear victory. The National Assembly elected Yun Po-sn (b. 1897) president and approved his appointment of Chang Myn as premier. | 5 |
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| Dec |
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| Local elections were held at the provincial level. | 6 |
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