The Civil Rule Party (CRP; ), sometimes referred to as the Civil Rights Party, was a political party in South Korea. The party was the successor to the Democratic Party, supported by former President Yun Posun, and future Presidents

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and

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. On May 11, 1965, it merged with the Democratic Party to become the People's Party.

History

In the aftermath of

April Revolution The April Revolution (), also called the April 19 Revolution or April 19 Movement, were mass protests in South Korea against President Syngman Rhee and the First Republic from April 11 to 26, 1960, which led to Rhee's resignation. Protests ...

and

May 16 coup The May 16 military coup d'état () was a military coup d'état in South Korea in 1961, organized and carried out by Park Chung Hee and his allies who formed the Military Revolutionary Committee, nominally led by Army Chief of Staff Chang Do ...

, figures from the de facto defunct

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were divided into factions such as Bae Jong-duk, future members of the Civil Rule Party such as Kim Beop-lin, members of the Democratic Republican Party such as Lee Hwal, and figures who strived to found a new independent party such as Lee Beom-seok. In the 1963 presidential elections, the party nominated Yun Posun as its candidate. He finished second in the vote, losing to

Park Chung Hee Park Chung Hee (; ; November14, 1917October26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until Assassination of Park Chung ...

by 1.5%. In the November legislative elections it received 20.1% of the vote and won 41 seats in the

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Electoral results

President

Legislature

References

Democratic parties in South Korea Defunct political parties in South Korea 1963 establishments in South Korea Political parties established in 1963 Political parties disestablished in 1965 {{SouthKorea-party-stub