Today in Korean History

December 18

1973 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Bangladesh.

1991 -- President Roh Tae-woo declares he will make the Korean Peninsula free of
nuclear weapons.

1992 -- Kim Young-sam, a candidate of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, is
elected the 14th president of South Korea, beating his longtime rival Kim
Dae-jung.

1997 -- Kim Dae-jung, a candidate of the opposition National Congress for New
Politics, wins the presidential election.

2003 -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom releases a list of
countries that it claims are violators of religious freedom. The list of
"countries of particular concern" in Asia includes North Korea, China, Myanmar
and Vietnam.
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