History of the Koreas
North Korea announced Tuesday it planned to restart a nuclear reactor it shut down five years ago, the latest announcement in weeks of ramped-up rhetoric that has South Korea and its allies watching the country closely. Take a look at the history of the two Koreas.
The South Korean government under Rhee collapsed as a result of an anti-government movement in 1960. Park Chung-Hee was elected president in 1963 and ruled until his assassination in 1979. Chun Doo-hwan was elected president in 1980, but was ultimately ousted in 1987 during protests for democratic reforms in the country. Roh Tae-woo was democratically elected in 1988, the same year South Korea hosted the Seoul Olympics, and a string of democratically elected leaders followed.
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