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60 Years of the Republic: The Inter-Korean Joint Communique: "I'm Lee Hu-rak, director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. Instructed by President Park Chung-hee, early in May..." Everyone was astonished when Lee continued: "I...Aug. 28, 2008 11:03

60 Years of the Republic: Park Chung-hee's Constitutional Revision: Park Chung-hee eventually followed in the footsteps of Syngman Rhee: he wanted to amend the Constitution to allow him a third term in office. One day in 1969, Park called Kim...Aug. 28, 2008 10:24

60 Years of the Republic: Resident Registration Cards: "What concerns us is that the freedom currently enjoyed under a democracy could be significantly reduced. Our lives will become vulnerable to constant exposure." The editorial in...Aug. 11, 2008 10:47

60 Years of the Republic: Kickstarting the Electronics Industry: "People say a small bagful of these little things is worth tens of thousands of dollars. But we can still only export cotton textiles. Dr. Kim, I want to develop the electronics...Aug. 05, 2008 10:23

60 Years of the Republic: N.Korean Commando Incursions: "I've come to cut Park Chung-hee's throat." (Kim Shin-jo) "Bastards, they came this close." (Park Chung-hee) President Park Chung-hee, re-elected by a margin of 1.16 million...Jul. 30, 2008 07:53

60 Years of the Republic: Seoul's Rapid Development: The Third Republic was not concerned about developing its capital city from the onset. But everything changed on April 4, 1966 when Kim Hyon-ok, then 39, was appointed as the 14th...Jul. 28, 2008 10:50

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