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Korea, once called the Hermit Kingdom, has a recorded history
since the 1st Century BC. It became united in 668 AD, under the
Silla Dynasty and at times associated with the Chinese Empire.
In 1895 Korea gained complete independence and in 1910 joined
Japan under its forcible annexation of the country as Chosun. In
July 1945, at the Postdam conference the 38th Parallel was
designated as the line dividing the Soviet and American
occupation. The South Koreans formed the Republic of Korea in
May 1948 with Seoul as the capital. Dr. Syngman Rhee became
President and was forced to resign on April 26, 1960 after
student unrest. In an army coup on May 16, 1961, General Park
Chung Hee became chairman of the ruling junta and was eventually
elected President. Park was assassinated by the chief of the
Korean CIA on October 26, 1979. General Chun Doo Hwan quickly
rose to power, reinstated martial law and reverted South Korea to
a police state. A Korean Air Lines passenger airliner was shot
down by Soviet jet fighters on September 1, 1983 after straying
into Soviet airspace. All 269 people aboard died. On June 10,
1987, thousands demonstrated against President Chun's decisions
to appoint a successor to his Presidency and not allow free
elections. On July 1, 1987 Chun agreed to permit the free
election of the next President. South Korea hosted the 1988
Olympic Games, the largest ever held. @