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Kang Young-hoon
Kang Young-Hoon (, 30 May 1922 – 10 May 2016) was a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1988 to 1990 under President Chun Doo-hwan. Beginning his career in the military, Kang entered politics through the diplomatic foreign ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in 1987. He was appointed prime minister a year later in President Roh Tae-woo's first cabinet reshuffle. His two-year tenure as prime minister was marked by his rapprochement towards North Korea, under Roh's Nordpolitik policy. After leaving government, Kang went on to become president of the South Korean National Red Cross from 1991 to 1997. Early life and education Kang was born in Changsong County, Heianhoku Province when Korea was under Japanese rule in 1922. He joined the National Defense Forces, a precursor to the Republic of Korea Army, shortly after his graduation from the Kenkoku University towards the end of World War II. He served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang (Korean Name)
Kang is a Korean family name. All together, the holders of this name number are 1,176,847 in South Korea, according to the 2015 national census, ranking 6th largest Korean family name.; While the name "Kang" can actually represent 5 different hanja, or Chinese characters, the great majority (more than 1 million) bear the surname 姜. The Chinese surname Jiāng also shares the same 姜 character. Clans Clans whose surname uses the Hanja character 姜 include the clans of Jinju and Geumcheon seat. The majority belong to the Jinju Kang clan ( ko) () is said to be descended from Goguryeo commander Kang I-sik. The Geumcheon Kang clan ( ko) () is descended from an ancestor whose ancestral seat was Geumcheon, now part of Seoul. Clans whose surname uses the Hanja character 康 include Sincheon ( ko) and Yeonggang ( ko). The Sincheon Kang clan is further subdivided into Goksan ( ko) () and Jaeryeong (). Notable individuals Historic * Kang I-sik, Goguryeo commander * Kang Kam- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Justice Party
The Democratic Justice Party (DJP; ) was the ruling party of South Korea from 1981 to 1990. History Chun Doo-hwan had become the country's de facto leader after leading a military coup in December 1979, and was elected president in his own right in August 1980. Two months after taking office, he abolished all political parties, including Park Chung Hee's Democratic Republican Party, which had ruled the country since 1963, and with few viable constraints on its power since Park's self-coup of 1971. A new Constitution, which inaugurated the Fifth Republic, was enacted later in October. The following January, Chun created the Democratic Justice Party, which garnered the support of most DRP lawmakers and politicians; for all intents and purposes it was the DRP under a new name. He was elected as the first president of the Fifth Republic in 1981. Although the DJP won large majorities at legislative elections in 1981 and 1985 and the system was heavily rigged in its favor, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Defense (South Korea)
The Ministry of National Defense (MND, ) is a department within the government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and responsible for the military branches of South Korea. History The Ministry of National Defense was established on 15 August 1948 and located at Yongsan-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul. It was established following the foundation of ROK in 1948, superseding the (DIS, ) in charge of Southern Korean armed forces under the United States Army Military Government (USAMGIK) during the Allied occupation era. During Coup d'état of December Twelfth, ministry was occupied by 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade commanded by Park Hee-do. In 2018, the Ministry has agreed to respect the results from its Special Investigation Committee on Gwangju Uprising in which MD Helicopters MD 500 and UH-1H were used to fire on protesting citizens. The Ministry of National Defense is allegedly active in military-level censorship such as book banning and screening of mobile apps within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of South Korea, Washington, D
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a Sovereign state, state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes an embassy or high commission, which is the main office of a country's Diplomacy, diplomatic representatives to another country; it is usually, but not necessarily, based in the receiving state's Capital (political), capital city. Consulates, on the other hand, are smaller diplomatic missions that are normally located in major cities of the receiving state (but can be located in the capital, typically when the sending country has no embassy in the receiving state). In addition to being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is located, an embassy may also be a non-resident permanent mission to one or more other countries. The term embassy is sometimes used interchangeably with Chancery (diplomacy), chancery, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Attaché
A military attaché or defence attaché (DA),Defence Attachés ''Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)'' sometimes known as a "military diplomat",Prout, John. THE ORIGINS OF THE MILITARY ATTACHÉ CORPS " ''American Intelligence Journal'' 21, no. 1/2 (2002): 47–55. is an responsible for matters within a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict. After the end of World War II in 1945, Korea, which had been a Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colony for 35 years, was Division of Korea, divided by the Soviet Union and the United States into two occupation zones at the 38th parallel north, 38th parallel, with plans for a future independent state. Due to political disagreements and influence from their backers, the zones formed their governments in 1948. North Korea was led by Kim Il S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Korea Army
The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces with 365,000 members . This size is maintained through conscription: All able-bodied South Korean males must complete military service (18 months for the army, auxiliary police, and marines, 20 months for the navy and conscripted firefighters, 21 months for the air force and social service, and 36 months for alternative service) between the ages of 18 and 35. History The Republic of Korea Army traces its lineage back to the Gwangmu Reform, when the '' Pyŏlgigun'' was established by Emperor Gojong in 1881 during Korean Empire period. The 1st of every October is celebrated in South Korea as Armed Forces Day. It commemorates the day during the Korean War when 3rd Infantry Division of the ROK Army first crossed the 38th Parallel, thus leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heianhoku Province
, alternatively Heianhoku Province or North Heian Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Sinuiju, Shingishū (Sinuiju). The province consisted of modern-day North Pyongan Province, North Korea. Population Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,620,882 people ** Japanese: 22,363 people ** Koreans: 1,578,605 people ** Other: 19,914 people Administrative divisions Cities * Sinuiju, Shingishū (capital) Counties *Uiju County, Gishū *Ryongchon County, Ryūsen *Cholsan County, Tetsuzan *Sonchon County, Sensen *Chongju, Teishū *Pakchon County, Hakusen *Nyongbyon County, Neihen *Unsan County, Unzan *Taechon County, Taisen *Kusong, Kijō *Sakju County, Sakushū *Changsong County, Shōjō *Pyoktong County, Hekidō *Chosan County, Sozan *Wiwon County, Igen *Huichon, Kisen *Kanggye, Kōkai *Chasong County, Jijō *Kimhyongjik County, Kōshō See also *Provinces of Korea *Governor-General o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Korea National Red Cross
The Korean Red Cross, fully the Republic of Korea National Red Cross (), is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside South Korea. It is the designated South Korean affiliate of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. History When Emperor Gojong promulgated a decree to proclaim the formation of the Korean Red Cross at 27 October 1905, the society was founded in Seoul. The organization was recognized by the International Committee of Red Cross at 26 May 1955, became a member of International Federation of Red Cross, International Red Cross Society at 28 September 1955, and became a member of the International Life Saving Federation (ILS) on Saturday 11 November 1995. The institution has contributed to not only the dissemination of health-related skills and knowledge but also to the protection of public health since 1949. In 1971 Koreans fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordpolitik
Nordpolitik ( German for "Northern Policy") was the signature foreign policy of South Korean president Roh Tae-woo. The policy guided South Korean efforts to reach out to the traditional allies of North Korea, with the goal of normalized relations with the closest allies to North Korea, China, and the Soviet Union. By adopting Nordpolitik, South Korea abolished the doctrine of the enemy of my enemy is my friend and understood that the indirect approach was a more plausible way to engage with North Korea. The policy improved the South's economy while leaving the North more isolated and was a dramatic and historic turning point of South Korea's diplomatic goals. The policy was named after the West German policy of Ostpolitik ("Eastern Policy") towards the then communist East Germany, although the Ostpolitik was aimed directly at a normalization of the relationship between two German states. The successor of the Nordpolitik was the Sunshine Policy, which bore more tangible simil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea–South Korea Relations
Formerly a Korean Empire, single nation that was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by Empire of Japan, Japan in 1910, the Korean Peninsula was Division of Korea, divided into occupation zones since the end of World War II on 2 September 1945. The two sovereign countries were founded in the North Korea, North and First Republic of Korea, South of the peninsula in 1948, leading to the formal division. Despite the separation, both have claimed sovereignty over all of Korea in their constitutions and both have used the name "Korea" in English. The two countries engaged in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 which ended in an Korean Armistice Agreement, armistice agreement but without a peace treaty. North Korea is a one-party state run by the Kim family (North Korea), Kim family. South Korea was formerly governed by a succession of military dictatorships, save for a Second Korean Republic, brief one-year democratic period from 1960 to 1961, until thorough democratization in 1987, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
