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1997: Korea
On December 18, 1997, South Korea, in the grips of a severe economic crisis, elected a longtime dissident, Kim Dae Jung, as president; he was the first opposition candidate ever elected to rule the nation. In North Korea, the de facto leader, Kim Jong Il, formally assumed the top post in the ruling...
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