The Sixth Republic of South Korea is the country's present-day government. It began in 1987, with the transfer of power from the authoritarian Fifth Republic of Chun Doo-hwan. Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... 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 McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Fifth Republic of South Korea was the government of the country from 1979 to 1987. ... Chun Doo-hwan (born 18 January 1931) was a Korean military officer and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. ...

In 1987, Roh Tae-woo, one of Chun's colleagues in 1979 coup, was elected to the president by the popular vote. Roh Tae-woo (born December 4, 1942 in Daegu, South Korea), a Korean general and politician. ...

In 1992, Kim Young-sam was elected president. He was the country's first civilian president in 30 years. Kim Young-sam (born December 20, 1927) was the President of South Korea from February 25, 1993 to February 25, 1998. ...

In 1997, the nation suffered a severe financial crisis from which it made a solid recovery. South Korea has also maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes, as Kim Dae-jung won the presidency in the same year. This was the first transfer of the government between parties by peaceful means. Kim Dae-jung pursued the "Sunshine Policy", a series of efforts to reconcile with North Korea, which culminated in the summit talk with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, for which Kim Dae-Jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000. However, the efficacy of the Sunshine Policy was brought into question amid allegations of corruption. Roh Moo-hyun was elected to the presidency in 2002. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Asian financial crisis was a financial crisis that started in July 1997 in Thailand, and affected currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of several Asian countries, many part of the East Asian Tigers. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology... Kim Dae-jung (born December 3, 1925) is a South Korean politician. ... Kim Dae-jung (born December 3, 1925) is a South Korean politician. ... The sunshine policy is part of South Koreas foreign policy towards North Korea. ... Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1942) has been the ruler of North Korea since 1994. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... There were widespread allegations of corruption during the North-South presidential summit between the two Koreas. ... Roh Moo-hyun (born September 1 (August 6 in lunar calendar), 1946) has been the President of South Korea since February 25, 2003. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 12 March 2004, the South Korean National Assembly (Parliament) voted to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun on charges of corruption and political patronage. The Uri Party, which solely supported the President, angrily boycotted the vote. This motion clearly affected the outcome of the parliamentary election held on 15 April 2004, in which the Uri Party won 152 seats from the total of 299 seats in the National Assembly. For the first time in 18 years the ruling party became the majority in the House. This is arguably the first time in more than 40 years that a liberal party has held a majority in the Assembly. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roh Moo-hyun (born September 1 (August 6 in lunar calendar), 1946) has been the President of South Korea since February 25, 2003. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... The Uri Party is a political party in South Korea. ... A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in the boycott to be doing something morally wrong. ... Legislative elections were held in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) on April 15, 2004. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

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