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Today in Korean history
Today in Korean history
Dec. 19
1932 -- Korean independence activist Yun Bong-gil is executed in Japan for
assassinating seven top Japanese military leaders. Japan colonized the Korean
Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.
1962 -- South Korea and Switzerland establish diplomatic ties.
1992 -- Opposition leader Kim Dae-jung declares his retirement from politics
after his defeat in the presidential election. He later became president in 1997
in the midst of the Asian financial crisis.
2002 -- Ruling party candidate Roh Moo-hyun is elected as president.
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Dec. 19
1932 -- Korean independence activist Yun Bong-gil is executed in Japan for
assassinating seven top Japanese military leaders. Japan colonized the Korean
Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.
1962 -- South Korea and Switzerland establish diplomatic ties.
1992 -- Opposition leader Kim Dae-jung declares his retirement from politics
after his defeat in the presidential election. He later became president in 1997
in the midst of the Asian financial crisis.
2002 -- Ruling party candidate Roh Moo-hyun is elected as president.
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Dec. 19
1932 -- Korean independence activist Yun Bong-gil is executed in Japan for
assassinating seven top Japanese military leaders. Japan colonized the Korean
Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.
1962 -- South Korea and Switzerland establish diplomatic ties.
1992 -- Opposition leader Kim Dae-jung declares his retirement from politics
after his defeat in the presidential election. He later became president in 1997
in the midst of the Asian financial crisis.
2002 -- Ruling party candidate Roh Moo-hyun is elected as president.
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Dec. 19
1932 -- Korean independence activist Yun Bong-gil is executed in Japan for
assassinating seven top Japanese military leaders. Japan colonized the Korean
Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.
1962 -- South Korea and Switzerland establish diplomatic ties.
1992 -- Opposition leader Kim Dae-jung declares his retirement from politics
after his defeat in the presidential election. He later became president in 1997
in the midst of the Asian financial crisis.
2002 -- Ruling party candidate Roh Moo-hyun is elected as president.
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