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.

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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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Chang Myon wasPrimeMinisterOf Second Republic of South Korea