Democratic Party (South Korea, historical)
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The Democratic Party (South Korea, historical) was a major mid-20th-century South Korean liberal opposition party that played a key role in challenging authoritarian rule and shaping the country’s early democratic politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
defunct political party
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political party → |
| activeInPeriod |
mid-20th century
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| advocatedFor |
anti-corruption reforms
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civil liberties → constitutionalism → parliamentary democracy → |
| aimedTo |
end one-party dominance of the Liberal Party
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| associatedWith |
National Assembly of South Korea
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| coreValue |
representative government
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rule of law → |
| country |
South Korea
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| focus |
urban middle-class support
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| governed |
Second Republic coalition governments
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| helpedCause |
fall of Syngman Rhee government
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| historicalContext |
Cold War era in Korea
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| historicalSignificance |
helped shape early democratic politics in South Korea
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| ideology |
liberalism
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| influenced |
later South Korean liberal parties
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| keyFigure |
Chang Myon
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Heo Jeong → Yun Posun → |
| languageOfName |
Korean
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| opposedTo |
Liberal Party (South Korea)
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Syngman Rhee administration → authoritarian rule in South Korea → electoral fraud under the Liberal Party → |
| participatedIn |
Second Republic of Korea politics
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| politicalPosition |
center-left
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centrist → |
| precededBy |
Democratic Party of Korea (1955)
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| region |
East Asia
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| role |
major opposition party
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| significantEvent |
1960 South Korean presidential election
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1960 South Korean vice-presidential election → April Revolution → |
| status |
dissolved
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| succeededBy |
Civil Rule Party
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People’s Party (South Korea, 1963) → |
| supportedSystem |
multi-party democracy
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| typeOfOpposition |
parliamentary opposition
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Progressive Alliance
("South Korean Democratic Party")
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hasMember |
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Ban Ki-moon
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memberOf |
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Democratic Party (South Korea, historical)
("Democratic Party of Korea (1955)")
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precededBy |