Fifth Republic of South Korea
Korean name
Hangul:	제5공화국
Revised Romanization:	Je-5 Gonghwaguk
McCune-Reischauer:	Che-5 Konghwaguk

The Fifth Republic of South Korea was the government of the country from 1979 to 1987. Throughout this period, the government was controlled by Chun Doo-hwan, a military colleague of the assassinated president Park Chung-hee. This period saw extensive efforts at reform from above and below. It laid the foundations for the relatively stable democratic system of the subsequent Sixth Republic. File links The following pages link to this file: Chun Doo-hwan ... The Korean language (한국어 / 조선어) is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both North and South Korea. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Chun Doo-hwan (born 18 January 1931) was a Korean military officer and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. ... Park Chung-hee (September 30, 1917 - October 26, 1979) was President of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. ...

After the assassination of Park by Kim Jae-kyu in 1979, a vocal civil society emerged that led to strong protests against authoritarian rule. Composed primarily of university students and labor unions, protests reached a climax after Major General Chun Doo-hwan's 1979 Coup d'état of December Twelfth and declaration of martial law. On May 18, 1980, a confrontation broke out in the city of Gwangju between students of Chonnam National University protesting against the closure of their university and armed forces and they resisted brutal suppression of military force that lasted nine days until May 27. Immediate estimates of the civilian death toll ranged from a few dozen to 2000, with a later full investigation by the civilian government finding 207 deaths (see: Gwangju Massacre). Public outrage over the killings consolidated nationwide support for democracy, paving the road for the first democratic elections in 1987. Kim Jae-kyu (March 6, 1926–May 24, 1980) was a South Korean military and intelligence officer. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Chun Doo-hwan (born 18 January 1931) was a Korean military officer and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Coup détat of December Twelfth or the 12/12 Incident was a military coup détat taken place on December 12, 1979 in South Korea. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about Gwangju Metropolitan City in South Korea. ... Chonnam National University Korean name Hangul: 전남대학교 Hanja: 全南大學校 South Korea. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Gwangju Massacre refers to the atrocities that happened in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to May 27, 1980. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• History of South Korea
• History of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics