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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1981, Feb | |
Under the new constitution of Oct. 1980, Ch n was elected president again. His constitution limited an individual to one term as president. | 1 |
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| Chn was the first head of state to be a guest at the White House under Pres. Ronald Reagan, an honor seen as U.S. sanctioning of his presidency. | 2 |
| As punishment for allegedly inciting the Kwangju riots, Kim Tae-jung had been sentenced to death; this was commuted to life, and later to a 20-year term (1982). | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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