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2012 1987
President Chun pushed out of office, leads to 6th 1980 constitution, Student protest ends Roh Tae-Woo bloody due succeeds to orders by him, push towards antiPresident corruption Chun SK hosts conference regarding nuclear security (NK and Iran do not attend), SK elects their first female president (Park Geunhye)

1996
SK admitted to Organisation for Cooperation and Development SK joins the United Nations

2002
Battle between NK and SK vessels kill 34

2006
SKs Ban Ki-moon is elected Secretary General of the UN

2009
SK and NK exchange fire at sea, diplomatic ties disappear

1953 1948
Republic of Korea is created Armistice Day ends Korean War and US supports SK

1991
SK joins the United Nations

1945
After WWII, Japanese occupation ends, Soviet Union claims the top of SK and US claims the bottom

1950

1972

1986
Constitution is changed to allow direct election of the president

1988
First parliamentary elections

1995
Corruption charges made against Ro Tae-Woo and Chun

2000
NK stops propaganda against SK, SKs president receives the Nobel Peace Price

2004
President Roh Moo-hyun impeached b/c of election breaches, US proposes to cut 1/3 of its troops resulting in security fears

2008
SKs bank becomes vulnerable due to foreign debts

2011
US increases trades with SK

2013
SK sends their first satellite to orbit, NK says itll reduce tension of war if sanctions are lifted and if SK stops joint military drills with the US, SK rejects offer

SK declares The govt. independence is controlled and NK by military invades and NK talks of unification

1980s-SK shifts increasingly towards high-tech and computer technology

Note: South Korea has been abbreviated to SK