Republic of Korea (South Korea)
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- before 27 Jan 1883
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- 27 Jan 1883 - 29
Aug 1910
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1882)
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- 14 Feb 1906 - 22
Aug 1910
- Resident's Flag
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- 29 Aug 1910 - 15
Aug 1945
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- 9 Sep 1945 - 15 Aug
1948
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- 15 Aug 1945 - 8
Sep 1945;
- 15 Aug 1948 - 25 Jan
1950
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- Adopted 25 Jan
1950
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Map
of South Korea |
Hear National Anthem
"Aegukka"
(Patriotic Song) |
Text of National Anthem
Adopted 15 Aug 1948
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Constitution
(17 Jul 1948)
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Capital:
Seoul
(Daejeon 28 Jun - 20 Jul 1950; Daegu 20-27 Jul
1950;
Busan [provisional]
27 Jul 1950 - 15 Aug 1953)
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Currency:
South Korean
Won (KRW); 1945-47 Korea
Military Won (KROM) |
National
Holiday: 15 Aug (1945)
Gwangbokjeol
(Liberation Day) |
Population:
51,418,097 (2018)
27,275,000 (1945) |
GDP: $2.03
trillion (2017)
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Exports:
$577.4 billion (2017)
Imports: $457.5
billion (2017)
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Ethnic groups:
Korean 97.7 %, Japanese 2%,
US white 0.1%, Han
Chinese 0.1%, other 0.1% (2000)
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Total Active
Armed Forces: 687,000 (2010)
U.S. Military Forces:
24,189 (2017)
Merchant marine:
1,897 ships (2018)
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Religions:
Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%,
Roman Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9% (2015)
note: many people practice Confucianism,
regardless of their religion
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International
Organizations/Treaties: AC
(observer), ACS (observer), ADB, AfDB
(nonregional), AG, AIIB, ANT (consultative),
APA, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue
partner), BCIE (nonregional), BIS, BTWC,
CD, CICA, CP, CTBT, CWC, EAS, EBRD,
ENMOD, ESCR, FAO, FATF, G-20, IADB,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC,
IOM, IORA
(partner), IPU, IRENA, ISA, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA
(observer), MIGA, MTCR, NAM (guest), NATO
(global partner), NEA, NPT,
NSG, NTBT, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF
(observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), OST, PA
(observer), Paris Club, PCA,
PIF (partner), RCEP (signatory), SAARC
(observer), SEGIB (associate observer),
SICA (observer), UN, UNCLOS,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP,
UNFCC-PA,
UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC |
South
Korea
Index
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Chronology
57 BC - 935
AD
Silla Kingdom (in the southeast).
37 BC - 9 Oct 668 AD
Kuryo kingdom
(in the north; then to Silla).
18 BC - 18 Jul 660
AD
Paekche kingdom (in the southwest;
then to Silla)
901 - 918
Taebong kingdom (in
the center)(named
Koguryo
901-904, Majin 904-911).
15 Jun 918
Kuryo kingdom (in the
south only to 936). Wang
Geon
becomes ruler of Taebong, founding a
new
dynasty.
936
Upon unification of the whole Korean
peninsula the
name
of the dynasty is changed to Goryeo.
c.Nov 946
Massive super volcanic eruption of
Mount Paektu
(Baekdu), called Changbai in China.
1270 - 1356
Mongol vassal state.
27 Mar
1393
Joseon (= Korean) Realm (Daehan
Hanguk)
27 Mar 1393 - 1637
Korea
a tributary of Ming China.
13 Apr 1592 - 24 Dec
1598 Period of two Japanese
invasions.
1637 - 17 Apr 1895
Korea a tributary
of Qing China.
12 Oct
1897
Great Korean Empire (Daehan
Jeguk)
17 Nov
1905
Japanese protectorate (effective 21
Dec 1905).
29 Aug 1910 - 9 Sep
1945 Annexed to Japan
(as Chōsen).
21 Aug
1945
Soviet occupation
of Pyongyang.
6 Sep 1945
- 12 Sep 1945 Korean People's
Republic (declared but not
recognized).
8 Sep
1945
U.S. forces land at Incheon (in
Seoul from 9 Sep
1945).
9 Sep 1945 -
29 Jun 1949 Korea occupied by
U.S. south of the 38th
parallel,
and by Soviet Union north of the
parallel (22
Aug 1945 - 8 Sep 1948
[see North
Korea]).
12 Sep 1945 - 15 Aug
1948 Korea (Joseon),
under the United States Army
Military Government in Korea
(USAMGIK).
17 Jul
1948
Republic of Korea (Daehan
Minguk)(South Korea)
(literally "Great Han
People's Nation").
15 Aug 1948
Inauguration ceremony of
the Republic of Korea in
Seoul and termination of authority
of USAMGIK.
9 Sep
1948
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
formed
(North
Korea).
12 Dec
1948
United Nations recognizes the Republic
of Korea.
28 Jun 1950 - 27 Sep 1950 Most
of South Korea (except Pusan
perimeter)
occupied by North Korea.
4 Jan 1951 - 15 Mar 1951
Seoul occupied by Chinese and
North Korean forces.
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South
Korea
(since 1945)
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Provinces
(since 1948)
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Republic of
Korea
in Exile
(1919-1945)
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Map
of Korean
Peninsula
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Map
of
Demilitarized
Zone
(DMZ) |
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Korea
Note: Monarchs are listed with their personal
name followed by their temple name (myoho, by
which rulers are generally referred to), posthumous
style (si), and era name (nyonho). Era
names, the adoption of which was a very strong
indication of sovereignty vis-à-vis Imperial China, were
not adopted before 1 Jan 1896.
Map
of Korean Empire
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National
Anthem
"Daehan Jeguk Aegukga"
(Patriotic Song of the
Korean Empire)
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Text
of National Anthem
(1 Jul 1902 - 29 Aug 1910)
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Constitution
(17 Aug 1899)
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Capital: Hanseong (Seoul)
(Keijō 1910-1945;
Hanseong 1395-1910;
Hanyang 1394-1395;
Gaegyeong 919-1232,
1270-1394)
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Currency: 1902-1910 Korean Won
(KROW); 1892-1902
Korean Yang; 1633-1892
Korean Mun
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National Holidays:
1st day of 1st lunar month
Seollal (Korean New Year);
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1909-1910: 3 Oct (2457 BC)
Gaecheonjeol
(National Foundation Day)
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Population: 12,487,000 (1900)
13,129,000 (1910)
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Kings¹
23 Jun 1659 - 18 Sep 1674 Yi Yun
(b. 1641 - d. 1674)
myoho: Hyonjong / si: So-hyu taewang
18 Sep 1674 - 12 Jul 1720 Yi
Sun
(b. 1660 - d. 1720)
myoho: Sukchong / si: Hyon-ui taewang
12 Jul 1720 - 11 Oct 1724 Yi
Kyon
(b. 1688 - d. 1724)
myoho: Kyongjong / si: Tokmun taewang
11 Oct 1724 - 22 Apr 1776 Yi
Kum
(b. 1694 - d. 1776)
myoho: Yongjong, later Yongjo
si: Hyonhyo taewang, Chihyong taewang
22 Apr 1776 - 18 Aug 1800 Yi
Sun
(b. 1752 - d. 1800)
myoho: Chongjong, later Chongjo
si: Changhyo taewang, Munsong taewang
18 Aug 1800 - 13 Dec 1834 Yi
Kwang
(b. 1790 - d. 1834)
myoho: Sunjo / si: Songhyo taewang,
Yondok taewang
18 Aug 1800 - 12 Feb 1804 Queen Kim Chongsun -Regent
(b. 1769 - d.
1805)
13 Dec 1834 - 25 Jul 1849 Yi
Hwan
(b. 1827 - d. 1849)
myoho: Honjong / si: Chulhyo taewang,
Ch'egon taewang
13 Dec 1834 - Dec 1834 Queen
Kim Sunwon Wangho -Regent (b. 1789 -
d. 1857)
(1st time)
28 Jul 1849 - 16 Jan 1864 Yi
Chung
(b. 1831 - d. 1864)
myoho: Ch'oljong / si: Yonghyo taewang,
Huilyun taewang
28 Jul 1849 - 21 Jan 1852 Queen Kim
Sunwon Wangho -Regent
(s.a.)
(2nd time)
21 Jan 1864 - 12 Oct 1897 Yi
Hyong
(b. 1852 - d. 1919)
myoho: Kojong
nyonho 1 Jan 1896 - 16 Aug 1897: Konyang
nyonho 17 Aug 1897 - 20 Jul 1907: Kwangmu
(in refuge at Russian legation 11 Feb 1896 - 20 Feb
1897)
21 Jan 1864 - 29 Mar 1866 Queen Shinjong (f) -Regent
(b. 1809 - d. 1890)
21 Jan 1864 - 22 Dec
1873 Yi Haung, Prince Hungson
(b. 1820 - d. 1898)
Taewongun -Regent
Emperors¹
12 Oct 1897 - 20 Jul 1907 Yi
Hyong
(s.a.)
myoho: Kojong
nyonho 17 Aug 1897 - 20 Jul 1907: Kwangmu
20 Jul 1907 - 29 Aug 1910 Yi
Ch'ok
(b. 1874 - d. 1926)
myoho: Sunjong
nyonho 2 Aug 1907 - 29 Aug 1910: Yunghui
Japanese Residents-general
21 Dec 1905 - 14 Jun 1909 Marquess Hirobumi Itō
(b. 1841 - d. 1909)
(from 21 Sep 1907, Prince Hirobumi Itō)
15 Jun 1909 - 30 May 1910 Viscount Arasuke
Sone
(b. 1849 - d. 1910)
30 May 1910 - 1 Oct 1910 Viscount Masatake
Terauchi
(b. 1852 - d. 1919)
Governors-general
1 Oct 1910 - 9 Oct 1916 Viscount
Masatake
Terauchi
(s.a.)
(from 21 Apr 1911, Count Masatake Terauchi)
16 Oct 1916 - 12 Aug 1919 Count Yoshimichi
Hasegawa
(b. 1850 - d. 1924)
12 Aug 1919 - 10 Dec 1927 Baron Makoto Saitō
(1st time) (b. 1858 - d.
1936)
(from 9 Apr 1925, Viscount Makoto Saitō)
14 Apr 1927 - 1 Dec 1927 Kazushige Ugaki
(1st
time)
(b. 1868 - d. 1956)
(acting for Saitō)
10 Dec 1927 - 17 Aug 1929 Hanzō
Yamanashi
(b. 1865 - d. 1944)
17 Aug 1929 - 17 Jun 1931 Viscount Makoto Saitō
(2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Jun 1931 - 5 Aug 1936 Kazushige Ugaki
(2nd
time)
(s.a.)
5 Aug 1936 - 15 Jun 1942 Jirō
Minami
(b. 1874 - d. 1957)
15 Jun 1942 - 22 Jul 1944 Kuniaki
Koiso
(b. 1880 - d. 1950)
25 Jul 1944 - 9 Sep 1945 Nobuyuki
Abe
(b. 1875 - d. 1953)
President of the Korean People's Republic (not
recognized)
6 Sep 1945 - 12 Sep 1945 Syngman Rhee (Lee
Seung-Man) (b. 1875
- d. 1965)
(absent, did not take office)
6 Sep 1945 - 12 Sep 1945 Yo
Un-hyong (Yeo Unhyeong)
(b. 1885 - d. 1947)
(= Lyuh Woon-hyung)(acting [for Rhee])
Chief ministers (style: Yeong ui jeong
1401-1894; Naegak chongri
daesin 1894-96;
Ui jeong
1896-1905; Ui jeong
daesin 1905-07;
Chongri daesin 1907-10)
7 Jul 1696 – 5 Mar 1698 Yu Sangun
(1st time)
(b. 1636 - d. 1707)
(acting to 6 Sep 1696)
5 Mar 1698 - 23 Apr 1698 Yun Chison (acting)
(b. 1627 - d. 1705)
23 Apr 1698 - 15 Apr 1699 Yu Sangun (2nd time)
(s.a.)
15 Apr 1699 - 23 Jul 1699 Ch'oe Sokjong (acting)
(b. 1646 - d.
1715)
23 Jul 1699 - 6 Dec 1699 Yu Sangun (3rd
time)
(s.a.)
6 Dec 1699 - 10 May 1700 So Munjung (1st
time)
(b. 1634 - d. 1709)
(acting
to 6 Mar 1700)
10 May 1700 - 2 Jul 1700 Yi Sebaek
(acting)
(b. 1635 - d. 1703)
2 Jul 1700 - 4 May 1701 So Munjung
(2nd
time)
(s.a.)
1701
Choe Seok Jeong (1st
time)
1702
So Munjung (3rd time)
(s.a.)
1702 – 1703
Choe Seok Jeong (2nd time)
1703 – 1705
Sin Wan
1705 – 1710
Choe Seok Jeong (3rd time)
1710
Yi Yeo
1711 – 1712
Seo Jong Tae (1st time)
1712 – 1713
Yi Yu
1714 – 1716
Seo Jong Tae (2nd time)
1717 – 1721
Kim Chang Jip
1721 – 1723
Jo Tae Gu
1723 – 1724
Choe Gyu Seo
1724 – 1729
Yi Gwang Jwa
1729 – 1732
Hong Chi Jung (1st time)
1732 – 1735
Sim Su Yeon
1735 – 1737
Yi Ui Hyeon
1737 – 1740
Yi Gwang Jwa (2nd time)
1740 – 1754
Kim Jae Ro
1754 – 1758
Yi Cheon Bo (1st time)
1758 – 1759
Yu Cheok Gi
1759
Yi Cheon Bo (2ndt time)
1759 – 1760
Kim Sang Ro
1761 – 1762
Hong Bong Han (1st time)
1762 - 1763
Sin Man
1763 – 1766
Hong Bong Han (2nd time)
1766
Yun Dong Do
1766 - 1767
Seo Ji Su (1st time)
1767 – 1768
Kim Chi In (1st time)
1768
Seo Ji Su (2nd time)
1768
Kim Chi In (2nd time)
1768 - 1770
Hong Bong Han (3rd time)
1770 – 1772
Kim Chi In (3rd time)
1772
Kim Sang Bok (1st
time)
1772
Sin Hoe (1st
time)
1772
Kim Sang Bok (2nd
time)
1772
Han Ik Mo (1st time)
1772
Kim Sang Bok (3rd
time)
1772 - 1773
Sin Hoe (2nd time)
1773
Han Ik Mo (2nd time)
1773 – 1774
Kim Sang Bok (4th time)
1774
Han Ik Mo (3rd time)
1774 – 1775
Sin Hoe (3rd time)
1775
Han Ik Mo (4th time)
1775 – 1776
Kim Sang Cheol
1776 – 1779
Kim Yang Taek (1st time)
1779 – 1780
Seo Myeong Sun (1st time)
1780 – 1781
Kim Yang Taek (2nd time)
1781 – 1783
Seo Myeong Sun (2nd time)
1783 – 1784
Jeong Jon Gyeom (1st time)
1784 – 1785
Seo Myeong Sun (3rd
time)
1785 – 1786
Jeong Jon Gyeom (2nd
time)
1786 – 1789
Kim Chi In (4th time)
1789
Kim Ik
(1st time)
1789 – 1790
Kim Jae Hyeop
1790
Kim Ik (2nd time)
1790 – 1793
Choe Hyo Won
1793
Chae Je Gong
1793 – 1798
Hong Nak Seong
1799 – 1800
Yi Byeong Mo (1st time)
1800 – 1802
Sim Hwan Ji
1802 - 1803
Yi Si Su
1803 – 1805
Yi Byeong Mo (1st time)
1805 – 1806
Seo Mae Su
1806
Yi Byeong Mo (2nd
time)
1806 – 1812
Vacant
1812 – 1816
Kim Jae Chan (1st time)
1816 – 1819
Vacant
1819 – 1821
Seo Yong Bo
1821
Han
Yong Gwi
1821 – 1823
Kim Jae Chan (2nd time)
1823 – 1833
Nam Gong Cheo
1833 – 1834
Yi Sang Hwang (1st time)
1834 – 1835
Sim Sang Gyu
1835 – 1837
Vacant
1837 – 1838
Yi Sang Hwang (2nd time)
1838 – 1841
Vacant
1841 – 1844
Jo In Yeong (1st time)
1845 – 1848
Kwon Don In (1st time)
1848 – 1850
Jeong Won Yong
1850
Jo In Yeong (2nd
time)
1851 – 1852
Kwon Don In (2nd time)
1853 – 1853
Kim Heung Geun
1853 – 1859
Kim Jwa Geun (1st time)
1859 – 1861
Jeong Won Yong (1st time)
1861 – 1862
Kim Jwa Geun (2nd time)
1862 – 1863
Jeong Won Yong (2nd time)
1863 – 1864
Kim Jwa Geun (3rd time)
1864 – 1866
Jo Du Sun
1866 – 1867
Yi Kyeong Jae
1867 – 1868
Kim Byeong Hak (1st time)
1868
Jeong
Won Yong (3rd time)
1868 – 1872
Kim Byeong Hak (2nd time)
1872 – 1873
Hong Sun Mok (1st time)
1873 – 1875
Yi Yu Won
1875 – 1882
Yi Choe Eung
1882
Seo Dang Bo
1882 – 1884
Hong Sun Mok (2nd time)
1884
Kim Byeong Guk
1884 – 1894
Sim Sun Taek (1st time)
20 Jun 1894 -
1894 Kim
Byeong Si (1st time)
(b. 1832 - d. 1898)
15 Jul 1894 – 5 May 1895 Kim Hong Jip (1st
time) (b. 1842
- d. 1896)
1895
Bak Jeong
Yang
5 Jul 1895 – 11 Feb 1896 Kim Hong Jip (2nd
time) (s.a.)
11 Feb 1896 - 22 Apr 1896 Kim Byeong Si (2nd
time) (s.a.)
22 Apr 1896 – 24 Sep 1898 Yun Yong Seon (1st time)
1898
Kim Byeong Si (3rd
time)
(s.a.)
24 Sep 1898 - 11 Oct 1898 Sim Sun Taek (2nd time)
1898
Yun Yong Seon (1st
time) (b. 1829 - d.
1904)
1898 – 1899
Jo Byeong Se
27 Jun 1899 – 24 Aug 1901 Yun Yong Seon (2nd time)
(s.a.)
25 Aug 1901 - 12 Sep 1901 Sim Sun Taek (3rd time)
23 Sep 1901 – 24 May 1902 Yun Yong Seon (3rd
time) (s.a.)
24 May 1902 - 2 Jun 1902 Sim Sun Taek (3rd
time)
7 Jun 1902 – 14 Dec 1902 Yun Yong Seon (4th
time)
(s.a.)
22 Jan 1903 - 15 May 1903 Yi Geun Myeong (1st
time)
12 Sep 1903 - 22 Jan 1904 Yun Yong Seon (5th
time)
(s.a.)
25 Jan 1904 – 7 Jan 1905 Yi Geun Myeong (2nd
time)(acting)
1905
Jo Byeong Sik (acting)
1905
Bak Je Sun
(acting)
(b. 1858 - d. 1916)
1905 – 1906
Yi Wan Yong (1st time)
(b. 1856 - d. 1926)
28 May 1906 - 12 Jun 1906 Min Yeong Gyu
18 Jun 1906 – 4 Feb 1907 Jo Byeong Ho
14 Jun 1907 – 22 Aug 1910 Yi Wan Yong (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Chairman of the Provisional Council
15 Aug 1945 - 6 Sep 1945 Yo
Un-hyong (Yeo Unhyeong)
(s.a.)
Premier of the Korean People's Republic
(not recognized)
6 Sep 1945 - 15 Sep 1945 Ho Hon
(Heo Heon)
(b. 1885 - d. 1951)
CKD
Chinese Director-general
Oct 1885 - 17 Apr 1895 Yuan
Shikai (Yüan Shih-k'ai)
(b. 1859 - d. 1916) Mil
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in
Exile
1 Mar 1919 - 29 Jun 1942
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- 29 Jun 1942 - 15 Aug 1945
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1 Mar
1919
Independence from Japan declared
during March 1st Movement
(not
recognized).
10 Apr 1919
Exile government organized.
15 Sep
1919
Provisional Government of Republic of Korea formed
in Shanghai, China in the French
Concession
(not internationally
recognized).
Nov 1940 -
1945
Re-located to Chongqing (Chungking),
China.
15 Aug
1945
Exile government dissolved.
Chairman of the Provisional Legislative Assembly
10 Apr 1919 - 6 Sep 1919 Lee Dong
Nyong (Yi Dongnyeong) (b.
1869 - d. 1940)
Presidents
6 Sep 1919 - 23 Mar 1925 Syngman
Rhee
(s.a.)
(to 8 Dec 1920 in Washington, DC)
23 Mar 1925 - 1 Nov 1925 Park Eun Sik
(Park Eun-sik) (b. 1859
- d. 1925)
1 Nov 1925 - Aug 1927 Post
abolished
Chairmen
Aug 1927 - Mar
1933 Lee
Dong Nyong (1st time)
(s.a.)
Mar 1933 - Jan
1934 Song
Pyung Jo
Jan 1934 - Oct
1935 Yang Ki
Suk
Oct 1935 - Nov
1935 Lee
Dong Nyong (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Nov 1935 - Nov
1936 Lee Si
Yong
Nov 1936 - Oct
1940 Lee
Dong Nyong (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Oct 1940 - Aug
1945 Kim Gu
(Kim Ku)
(b. 1876 - d. 1949)
Prime minister
10 Apr 1919 - 23 Apr 1919 Syngman
Rhee
(s.a.)
Chief Executive
23 Apr 1919 - 23 Sep 1919 Syngman
Rhee
(s.a.)
Prime ministers
13 Apr 1919 - 15 Sep 1919 Lee Dong Nyong
(1st time) (s.a.)
23 Sep 1919 - Jan 1921 Lee Tong
Hui (Yi Donghwhi)
(b. 1873 - d.
1935)
24 Jan 1921 - 16 May 1921 Lee Dong Nyong
(2nd time) (s.a.)
16 May 1921 - 25 Sep 1922 Shin Kyu Sik (Sin
Gyu-sik) (b. 1879 - d.
1922)
Sep 1922 - Apr
1924 Lho Bak Rin
(1st time)
Apr 1924 - Dec
1924 Lee
Dong Nyong (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Dec 1924 - Mar
1925 Park Eun
Sik
(s.a.)
Mar 1925 - Jul
1925 Lho Bak Rin
(2nd time)
Jul 1925 - 1926
Lee Sang Yong (Yi Sang-ryong) (b. 1858
- d. 1932)
Jul 1926 - Dec 1926 Hong
Jin (Hong Myeon-hui)
(b. 1877 - d. 1946)
24 Dec 1926 - Apr 1927 Kim Gu
(Kim Ku)
(s.a.)
Apr 1927
Post abolished
Republic of Korea
Commander-in-chief, United States Army Military
Government in Korea (USAMGIK)
9 Sep 1945 - 15 Aug 1948 John Reed
Hodge
(b. 1893 - d. 1963)
U.S. Military Governors of Korea
12 Sep 1945 - 3 Jan 1946 Archibald Vincent
Arnold
(b. 1889 - d. 1973)
3 Jan 1946 - 11 Sep 1947 Archer Lynn
Lerch
(b. 1894 - d. 1947)
11 Sep 1947 - Nov 1947 Charles
Gardiner Helmick (acting) (b. 1891 - d. 1991)
Nov 1947 - 15 Aug 1948 William
Frische Dean
(b. 1899 - d.
1981)
Chairmen of the Interim Legislative Assembly
12 Dec 1946 - 3
Mar 1948 Kim Kyu
Sik
(b. 1881 - d. 1950)
3 Mar 1948 - 31 May 1948
Syngman
Rhee
(b.
1875 - d. 1965)
Speaker of the National Assembly
31 May 1948 - 24
Jul 1948 Syngman
Rhee
(s.a.)
Presidents
24 Jul 1948 - 3 May 1960 Syngman
Rhee
(s.a.)
1951:
LP
3 May 1960 - 15 Jun 1960 Ho Chong (1st
time) (acting) (b.
1896 - d. 1988) LP
(acting
for Rhee from 27 Apr 1960)
15 Jun 1960 - 23 Jun 1960 Kwak Sang Hoon
(acting)
(b. 1896 - d. 1979) DP
23 Jun 1960 - 8 Aug 1960 Ho Chong (2nd
time) (acting)
(s.a.)
LP
8 Aug 1960 - 13 Aug 1960 Baek Nak-jun
(acting)
(b. 1896 - d. 1985) Non-party
13 Aug 1960 - 24 Mar 1962 Yun Po
Sun
(b. 1897 - d. 1990) DP
24 Mar 1962 - 26 Oct 1979 Park Chung
Hee
(b. 1917 - d. 1979) Mil; 1963
(acting to 17 Dec 1963; de facto leader as
chairman DRP
of the Supreme Council for National
Reconstruction
from 3
Jul 1961)
26 Oct 1979 - 16 Aug 1980 Choi Kyu
Hah
(b. 1919 - d. 2006) DRP
(acting to 6 Dec 1979)
16 Aug 1980 - 1 Sep 1980 Park Choong Hoon
(acting)
(b. 1919 - d. 2001) Mil
1 Sep 1980 - 25 Feb 1988 Chun Doo
Hwan
(b. 1931 - d. 2021) Mil;1981 DJP
25 Feb 1988 - 25 Feb 1993 Roh Tae
Woo
(b. 1932 - d. 2021) DJP;1990 MDD
25 Feb 1993 - 25 Feb 1998 Kim Young
Sam
(b. 1927 - d. 2015) MDD;1995 SHD
25 Feb 1998 - 25 Feb 2003 Kim Dae
Jung
(b. 1925 - d. 2009) SJKH;2000 MD
25 Feb 2003 - 25 Feb 2008 Roh Moo
Hyun
(b. 1946 - d. 2009)SMD; Sep 2003
(suspended 12 Mar 2004 - 14 May
2004) Non-party; May 2004 UD;
Feb
2007 Non-party
12 Mar 2004 - 14 May 2004 Goh
Kun
(b.
1938)
Non-party
(acting for suspended Roh)
25 Feb 2008 - 25 Feb 2013
Lee Myung Bak
(b.
1941) HD
25 Feb 2013 - 10 Mar 2017 Park Geun Hye
(f)
(b. 1952) SP
(suspended from 9 Dec 2016)
9 Dec 2016 - 10 May 2017 Hwang Kyo
Ahn
(b.
1957)
Non-party
(acting [for suspended Park to 10 Mar 2017])
10 May 2017 - 10 May 2022
Moon Jae
In
(b. 1953) DMD
10 May 2022
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Yoon Suk Yeol
(b.
1969)
PPP
Civil Administrators
6 Sep 1945 - 3 Dec
1945 Brainard Edward Prescott
(b. 1910 - d. 1985) Mil
3 Dec 1945 - 3 Jan 1946 Josef
Robert Sheetz
(b. 1895 - d. 1992) Mil
3 Jan 1946 - Mar 1946?
Metticus Walter May
(b. 1905 - d. 1987) Mil
Mar 1946 - Apr
1946 William
A. Glass (acting) (b.
1915 - d. 1990) Mil
8 Apr 1946 - 15 May 1946 Arthur
Seymour Champeny
(b. 1893 - d. 1979) Mil
Aug 1946 - Feb
1947? Edgar Augustus
Jerome Johnson (b. 1900 - d.
1972) Non-party
10 Feb 1947 - 15 Aug 1948 Ahn
Jae Hong (Chaehong)
(b. 1892 - d. 1965) Non-party
Prime ministers
1 Aug 1948 - 21 Apr 1950 Lee Bum
Suk
(b. 1900 - d. 1972) Non-party
21 Apr 1950 - 23 Nov 1950 Shin Sung Mo
(acting)
(b. 1891 - d. 1960) Non-party
28 Jun 1950 - 29 Sep 1950 Yi Sung
Yop
(b. 1905 - d. 1954) CND
(chairman of Seoul People's Committee;
under North Korean occupation)
23 Nov 1950 - 24 Apr 1952 Chang Myon (1st
time)
(b. 1899 - d. 1966) 1951: LP
24 Apr 1952 - 6 May 1952 Yi Yun Yong
(acting)
(b. 1890 - d. 1975) LP
6 May 1952 - 6 Oct 1952 Chang Taek
Sang
(b. 1893 - d. 1969) LP
9 Oct 1952 - 28 Jun 1954 Paik Too Chin
(1st
time)
(b. 1908 - d. 1993) LP
(acting to 24 Apr 1953)
28 Jun 1954 - 28 Nov 1954 Pyun Yung
Tai
(b. 1892 - d. 1969) LP
28 Nov 1954 - 15 Jun 1960 Post abolished
15 Jun 1960 - 18 Aug 1960 Ho
Chong
(s.a.)
LP
18 Aug 1960 - 18 May 1961 Chang Myon (2nd
time)
(s.a.)
DP; 1960 SD
Chief Cabinet ministers
20 May 1961 - 3 Jul 1961 Chang Do
Yung
(b. 1923 - d. 2012) Mil
3 Jul 1961 - 16 Jun 1962 Song Yo
Chan
(b. 1918 - d. 1980) Mil
18 Jun 1962 - 10 Jul 1962 Park Chung
Hee
(s.a.)
Mil
10 Jul 1962 - 17 Dec 1963 Kim Hyun
Chul
(b. 1901 - d. 1989) Non-party
Prime ministers
17 Dec 1963 - 11 May 1964 Choi
Doo
Sun
(b. 1894 - d. 1974) Non-party
11 May 1964 - 19 Dec 1970 Chung
Il
Kwon
(b. 1917 - d. 1994) Non-party
19 Dec 1970 - 3 Jun 1971
Paik Too Chin (2nd
time)
(s.a.)
DRP
3 Jun 1971 - 19 Dec 1975 Kim
Jong Pil (1st
time)
(b. 1926 - d. 2018) DRP
19 Dec 1975 - 6 Dec 1979
Choi Kyu
Hah
(s.a.)
DRP
(acting to 13 Mar 1976)
12 Dec 1979 - 22 May 1980 Shin
Hyon Hwak (1st
time)
(b. 1920 - d. 2007) DRP
22 May 1980 - 2 Sep 1980
Park Choong Hoon
(acting)
(s.a.)
Mil
2 Sep 1980 - 4 Jan
1982 Nam Duck
Woo
(b. 1924 - d. 2013) DJP
(acting to 22 Sep 1980)
4 Jan 1982 - 25 Jun 1982
Yoo Chang
Soon
(b. 1918 - d. 2010) DJP
(acting to 23 Jan 1982)
25 Jun 1982 - 14 Oct 1983 Kim
Sang
Hyup
(b. 1920 - d. 1995) DJP
(acting to 21 Sep 1982)
14 Oct 1983 - 19 Feb 1985 Chin
Iee
Chong
(b. 1921 - d. 1995) DJP
(acting to 17 Oct 1983)
8 Nov 1984 - 19 Feb 1985
Shin Byong
Hyun
(b. 1921 - d. 1999) DJP
(acting for Chin)
19 Feb 1985 - 26 May 1987 Lho Shin
Yong
(b. 1930 - d. 2019) DJP
(acting to 16 May 1985)
26 May 1987 - 14 Jul 1987 Lee
Han Key
(acting)
(b. 1917 - d. 1995) DJP
14 Jul 1987 - 25 Feb 1988 Kim
Chung
Yul
(b. 1917 - d. 1992) Non-party
(acting to 7 Aug 1987)
25 Feb 1988 - 5 Dec 1988
Lee Hyun
Jae
(b.
1929)
Non-party
(acting to 2 Mar 1988)
5 Dec 1988 - 27 Dec 1990
Kang Young
Hoon
(b. 1922 - d. 2016) DJP;1990 MDD
(acting to 16 Dec 1988)
27 Dec 1990 - 24 May 1991 Ro Jai
Bong
(b.
1936)
MDD
24 May 1991 - 8 Jul 1991
Shin Hyon Hwak (2nd time) (acting)
(s.a.)
Non-party
8 Jul 1991 - 8 Oct
1992 Chung Won
Shik
(b. 1928 - d. 2020) Non-party
8 Oct 1992 - 25 Feb 1993
Hyun Soong
Jong
(b. 1919 - d. 2020) Non-party
25 Feb 1993 - 17 Dec 1993 Hwang
In
Sung
(b. 1926 - d. 2010) MDD
17 Dec 1993 - 22 Apr 1994 Lee
Hoi
Chang
(b.
1935)
MDD
22 Apr 1994 - 17 Dec 1994 Lee
Yung
Duk
(b. 1926 - d. 2010) MDD
17 Dec 1994 - 18 Dec 1995 Lee
Hong
Koo
(b.
1934)
MDD
18 Dec 1995 - 4 Mar 1997
Lee Soo
Sung
(b.
1939)
SHD
4 Mar 1997 - 3 Mar
1998 Goh Kun (1st
time)
(s.a.)
SHD
3 Mar 1998 - 13 Jan 2000
Kim Jong Pil (2nd
time)
(s.a.)
JMY
(acting to 17 Aug 1998)
13 Jan 2000 - 19 May 2000 Park
Tae
Joon
(b. 1927 - d. 2011) JMY
19 May 2000 - 22 May 2000 Lee
Hun Jai (1st time)(acting) (b.
1944)
Non-party
22 May 2000 - 11 Jul 2002 Lee
Han
Dong
(b. 1934 - d. 2021) JMY
(acting to 29 Jun 2000)
11 Jul 2002 - 31 Jul 2002 Chang
Sang
(f)(acting)
(b.
1939)
Non-party
31 Jul 2002 - 9 Aug 2002
Jeon Yun Churl
(acting)
(b.
1939)
Non-party
9 Aug 2002 - 10 Sep 2002
Chang Dae Whan
(acting)
(b.
1952)
Non-party
10 Sep 2002 - 26 Feb 2003 Kim
Suk
Soo
(b.
1932)
Non-party
(acting to 5 Oct 2002)
26 Feb 2003 - 25 May 2004 Goh
Kun (2nd
time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
25 May 2004 - 30 Jun 2004 Lee
Hun Jai (2nd time)(acting)
(s.a.)
Non-party
30 Jun 2004 - 14 Mar 2006 Lee
Hai
Chan
(b.
1952)
UD
14 Mar 2006 - 19 Apr 2006 Han
Duck Soo (1st time)(acting) (b.
1949)
Non-party
19 Apr 2006 - 7 Mar 2007
Han Myung Sook
(f)
(b.
1944)
UD
7 Mar 2007 - 2 Apr 2007 Kwon O
Kyu
(acting)
(b. 1952) UD
2 Apr 2007 - 29 Feb 2008 Han Duck
Soo (2nd
time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
29 Feb 2008 - 29 Sep 2009 Han Seung Soo
(b. 1936)
HD
29 Sep 2009 - 11 Aug 2010 Chung Un Chan
(b. 1946)
HD
11 Aug 2010 - 1 Oct 2010 Yoon Jeung
Hyun (acting) (b.
1946) HD
1 Oct 2010 - 26 Feb 2013
Kim Hwang
Sik
(b. 1948) HD;Feb 2012 SP
26 Feb 2013 - 17 Feb 2015 Chung Hong
Won
(b.
1944) SP
17 Feb 2015 - 27 Apr 2015 Lee Wan
Koo
(b. 1950 - d. 2021) SP
27 Apr 2015 - 18 Jun 2015 Choi Kyung Hwan
(acting)
(b. 1955) SP
18 Jun 2015 - 11 May 2017 Hwang Kyo
Ahn
(s.a.)
Non-party
11 May 2017 - 31 May 2017 Yoo Il Ho
(acting)
(b. 1955)
Non-party
31 May 2017 - 14 Jan 2020 Lee Nak
Yon
(b. 1952) DMD
14 Jan 2020 - 16 Apr 2021 Chung
Sye
Kyun
(b. 1950) DMD
16 Apr 2021 - 14 May 2021 Hong
Nam Ki (acting)
(b.
1960)
Non-party
14 May 2021 - 10 May 2022 Kim
Boo
Kyum
(b.
1958)
DMD
10 May 2022
-
Choo Kyung Ho (acting)
(b. 1960)
PPP
Commanders-in-chief of United Nations Command
and
U.S. Commanders-in-chief, Far Eastern
Command
7 Jul 1950 - 11 Apr 1951 Douglas
MacArthur
(U.S.)
(b. 1880 - d. 1964) Mil
11 Apr 1951 - 12 May
1952 Matthew Bunker Ridgway
(U.S.) (b. 1895 - d.
1993) Mil
12 May 1952 - 5 Oct 1953 Mark Wayne
Clark
(U.S.)
(b. 1896 - d. 1984) Mil
Chairmen of the United Nations Temporary
Commission on Korea (UNTCOK)
14 Nov 1947 -
1948? Miguel
Ángel Peña Valle
(El Salvador)
12 Jan 1948 - Mar 1948 K.P.S. Menon
(India)
(b. 1898 - d. 1982)
(temporary to 4 Feb 1948)
Chairmen of the United Nations Commission on Korea
(UNCOK)
1949
Anup Singh (India)
1 Feb 1950 - 24 May 1950 Kasım Gülek
(Turkey)
(b. 1905 - d. 1996)
(absent from 25 Mar 1950)
25 Mar 1950 - 1950 Arthur B.
Jamieson (Australia) (b. 1910 - d. 1991)
(acting)
¹The style of the ruler:
(a) 27 Mar 1393 - 12 Oct 1897:
Choson Kukwang; (in Chinese): Zhaoxian
guowang ("Sovereign [King] of Choson");
(c) 12 Oct 1897 - 29 Aug 1910: Dae Hanguk
Hwangje ("Emperor of the Land of the Koreans").
Territorial Disputes: Military Demarcation
Line within the 4-km-wide Demilitarized Zone has
separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic
incidents with North Korea in the Yellow Sea over the
Northern Limit Line, which South Korea claims as a
maritime boundary; South Korea and Japan claim Liancourt
Rocks (Tok-do/Takeshima), occupied by South Korea since
1954.
Party abbreviations: DMD
= Deobureominjudang (Democratic Party of Korea, center-left,
social liberal, merger of MD and NPAD, est.28
Dec 2015); PPP =
Gungminuihim (People Power Party, conservative,
right-wing populist, 17 Feb - 2 Sep 2020 named United
Future Party [Miraetonghapdang], merger of JG, New
Conservative Party [Saerounbosudang], Onward
for Future 4.0 [Mirae-reul Hyanghan
Jeonjin Sa Jeom Yeong], and Future Korea Party
[Miraehangukdang], est.17
Feb 2020); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: CND = Choson
Nodongdang (Workers Party of [North] Korea, dictatorial
communist, est.Dec 1945); DJP = Minju Jeonguidang
(Democratic Justice Party, conservative, nationalist, 1
Sep 1980-9 Feb 1990 merged into MDD); DP =
Minjudang (Democratic Party, liberal, anti-communist,
from 1955 Syngman Ree and LP opposition,
as Hanguk Minjudang [Korean Democratic Party] 1945-10
Feb 1949 merged into Minju Gukmin Dang,
re-est.1955-1963, suceeded by Jongmin hoe [Civil Rule
Party]); DPR = Tongil Minju Dang (Reunification
Democratic Party, split from 21 Apr 1987-9 Feb 1990,
merged into MDD); DRP = Minju
Gonghwadong (Democratic Republican Party,
authoritarian, conservative, nationalist, 2 Feb 1963-1
Sep 1980, succeeded by DJP); HD =
Hannara Dang (Grand National Party, conservative, 21 Nov
1997-2 Feb 2012, renamed SP); JG
= Jayuhan Gukdang (Liberty Korea Party, social
conservative, center-right, former
SP, 13 Feb 2017-17 Feb 2020, merged into PPP);
JMY = Jayu Minju Yonmaeng (United Liberal
Democrats, conservative, 30 Mar 1995-7 Apr 2006, merged
into HD); LP = Minjudang (Liberal
Party, conservative, pro-Syngman Ree, 17 Dec 1951-24 Jan
1970, merged into SD); MD = Minju
Dang (Democratic Party, liberal, center-left,
former SMD, 15 Dec 2011-26 Mar 2014 named
Democratic United Party [Minju Tonghap Dang],
6 May 2005-28 Dec 2015, merged into DMD); MDD
= Minju Chayudang (Democratic Liberal Party,
merger of DJP, DPR and RDNP; 22 Jan 1990-Dec 1995,
became SHD); RDNP = Shin Minju Gonghwadong (New
Democratic Republican Party, conservative, former DRP,
1987-22 Jan 1990, merged into MDD); SD =
Shinmindang (New Democratic Party, liberal, 1961, 7 Feb
1967-27 Oct 1980, 1991); SHD = Sin Han-gukdang
(New Korea Party, center-right, liberal conservative,
nationalist, 1995-21 Nov 1997, merged into HD); SJKH
= Sae Jungchi Kukmin Hoiee (National Congress for New
Politics, personalist, centrist, 5 Sep 1995-20 Jan 2000,
merged into MD); SMD =
Saecheonnyeon Minju-dang (Millennium Democratic
Party [in Korean, called simply Democratic Party],
center-left, 20 Jan 20 Jan 2000-6 May 2005, formerly
SJKH, renamed MD); SP =
Saenuri Dang (New Frontier Party,
conservative, former HD, 2 Feb 2012-13 Feb 2017,
renamed JG); UD = Yeollin
Uri-dang (Our Open Party, liberal,
split from SMD, 1 Nov 2003-18 Aug 2007, merged into MD)
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