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South Korea

South Korea: Historical Dates

1948	The Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) were proclaimed.
1950	North Korea invaded South Korea and began the Korean War. All of South Korea except a small area around Pusan was overrun by North Korean troops. Landings by Allied troops at Inch'ŏn turned the tide of the war until China intervened to prevent the defeat of North Korea.
1953	An armistice ended the Korean War, with both sides controlling about the same amount of territory as before the war.
1961	Military officers led by General Park Chung Hee took control of South Korea.
1979	Park was assassinated by intelligence officers. The military continued to hold power by martial law.
1987	After years of protests, a new, democratic constitution was adopted. Under this constitution, South Korea held its first direct presidential elections.
1988	The Summer Olympic Games were held in Seoul.
1991	South Korea was admitted to the United Nations as an independent country.
1997	The South Korean currency plummeted as investors lost confidence in the country's debt-laden economy, sparking the nation's worst economic crisis since the Korean War.