Fifth Republic of South Korea

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The Fifth Republic of South Korea was the authoritarian government that ruled the country in the early to mid-1980s under Chun Doo-hwan, marked by political repression and pro-democracy resistance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian government ⓘ
historical political regime ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fifth Republic ⓘ
Republic of Korea Fifth Republic ⓘ
cameToPowerAfter Coup d'état of May Seventeenth ⓘ
December Twelfth Coup ⓘ
capital Seoul ⓘ
characterizedBy human rights abuses ⓘ
political repression ⓘ
restrictions on civil liberties ⓘ
state control of media ⓘ
suppression of opposition ⓘ
constitutionalBasis 1980 Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
currency South Korean won ⓘ
dominantPoliticalParty Democratic Justice Party ⓘ
economicContext rapid industrialization ⓘ
economicPolicy state-led economic development ⓘ
endCause June Struggle and democratization movement ⓘ
endYear 1987 ⓘ
followedBy Sixth Republic of South Korea ⓘ
foreignPolicyOrientation pro-United States ⓘ
governmentForm presidential republic ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle President of South Korea ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of South Korea ⓘ
humanRightsRecord widely criticized domestically and internationally ⓘ
ideology anti-communism ⓘ
judicialSystem formally independent judiciary with limited practical autonomy ⓘ
laborMovementRole increasing labor activism and strikes ⓘ
legacy paved way for democratic transition in South Korea ⓘ
remains controversial due to repression and Gwangju crackdown ⓘ
legislature National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
mediaEnvironment censorship and control of press ⓘ
notableEvent Gwangju Uprising ⓘ
June Democratic Uprising ⓘ
officialLanguage Korean ⓘ
opposedBy pro-democracy movement in South Korea ⓘ
politicalCharacter authoritarian ⓘ
military-backed regime ⓘ
precededBy Fourth Republic of South Korea ⓘ
president Chun Doo-hwan ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
resultedIn adoption of a new democratic constitution in 1987 ⓘ
securityDoctrine strong national security state ⓘ
securityLawUsed National Security Law of South Korea ⓘ
startYear 1981 ⓘ
studentMovementRole major role in pro-democracy protests ⓘ

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Gwangju Uprising → timePeriod → Fifth Republic of South Korea ⓘ
Chun Doo-hwan → era → Fifth Republic of South Korea ⓘ
May 18 → portrays → South Korean military dictatorship ⓘ
subject linked to: film "May 18"
linked to: Fifth Republic of South Korea
Fifth Republic of South Korea → alsoKnownAs → Republic of Korea Fifth Republic ⓘ
linked to: Fifth Republic of South Korea
June Democratic Uprising of 1987 in South Korea → opposed → Fifth Republic of South Korea ⓘ
Kim Young-sam → era → Fifth Republic of South Korea ⓘ