Liberal Party government
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The Liberal Party government was the South Korean ruling administration whose authoritarian rule and electoral corruption sparked the April Revolution of 1960.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Liberal Party regime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syngman Rhee regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | April Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
electoral fraud ⓘ political repression ⓘ press censorship ⓘ |
| collapsedAfter | April Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| endedWith | resignation of Syngman Rhee ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Chang Myon government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy | pro-United States ⓘ |
| governmentType | presidential system ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Syngman Rhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Syngman Rhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| held | rigged elections ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ |
| inPowerDuring | post-Korean War reconstruction period ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| legislature | National Assembly of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintained | strong anti-communist security apparatus ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Jang Taek-sang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Ki-poong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
intellectuals
ⓘ
opposition parties ⓘ student protesters ⓘ |
| partOf | First Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Republic of Korea early coalition governments ⓘ |
| reasonForEvent |
authoritarian rule
ⓘ
electoral corruption ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| rulingParty | Liberal Party (South Korea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantElection |
1960 South Korean presidential election
ⓘ
1960 South Korean vice-presidential election ⓘ |
| significantEvent | April Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| suppressed |
left-wing movements
ⓘ
political opposition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| triggered | mass student demonstrations in April 1960 ⓘ |
| used | security laws to control dissent ⓘ |
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