Second Republic of South Korea
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The Second Republic of South Korea was a short-lived parliamentary government (1960–1961) established after the April Revolution that ended Syngman Rhee’s rule and briefly shifted power from the presidency to the prime minister and National Assembly.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former government
ⓘ
historical country ⓘ republic ⓘ |
| capital | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange |
introduction of cabinet responsible to legislature
ⓘ
reduction of presidential powers ⓘ strengthening of National Assembly ⓘ |
| constitutionalSystem | Second Republic Constitution of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ |
| coupLeader | Park Chung-hee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | South Korean won NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticIssue |
economic instability
ⓘ
social unrest ⓘ student activism ⓘ |
| endTime | 1961-05-16 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | April Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Republic of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation | pro-United States ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Chang Myon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Prime Minister of South Korea ⓘ |
| headOfState | Yun Posun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President of South Korea ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| inceptionEvent | resignation of Syngman Rhee ⓘ |
| introducedGovernment | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Assembly of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| mainOppositionForce | military leadership under Park Chung-hee ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
Cold War state
ⓘ
anti-communist state ⓘ |
| politicalSystemFeature |
multi-party system
ⓘ
strong prime minister ⓘ weak presidency ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Republic of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | May 16 coup ⓘ |
| replacedGovernment | presidential system ⓘ |
| securityContext | Korean Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
April Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May 16 coup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960-04-27 ⓘ |
| timeInForce | about one year ⓘ |
| warStatus | technically at war with North Korea (armistice only) ⓘ |
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