VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > G. East Asia, 1945–2000 > 3. Korea (North and South), 1945–2000 > 1995, Feb. 15
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1995, Feb. 15
 
North Korea threatened to withdraw from the nuclear pact.  1
 
1996
 
Signs of food shortage and famine proliferated in North Korea. Discussions of humanitarian aid included some new contacts between the two Koreas.  2
 
1997, Nov. 21
 
Amid a serious economic crisis, South Korea requested aid from the IMF.  3
 
Dec. 18
 
South Korea elected opposition leader Kim Tae-jung to replace Kim Yng-sam as president of South Korea. Kim Tae-jung's reformist policies, however, were for the most part rejected by the National Assembly until mid-1999.  4
 
 
 
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