Today in Korean history

Today in Korean history:
Dec. 17 1963 -- Park Chung-hee, a former Army general who took power through a coup in
1961, is sworn in as South Korea's fifth president.

1981 -- The government designates scenic waters off South Jeolla Province as a
national park.

1998 -- Chung Ju-yung, honorary chairman of Hyundai Group, returns to South Korea
after a historic visit to North Korea, where he and Pyongyang officials agreed to
jointly build an industrial complex in a North Korean city.
North Korea later committed 66 million square meters of land in Kaesong, just a
few kilometers north of the inter-Korean border, for the complex.

2002 -- Red Cross officials of South and North Korea agree to set up a joint
panel to promote construction of a reunion center for separated families at Mount
Kumgang in North Korea and to hold the sixth round of reunions of such family
members.

2003 -- South Korea finalizes a plan to send an additional 3,000 troops to Iraq
on a rehabilitation mission at the request of the United States.
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