Today in Korean history

Today in Korean history



April 25

1960 -- A group of college professors issues a statement accusing the autocratic
government of President Syngman Rhee of using police force to crack down on
pro-democracy student protesters. Several hundred students were killed or injured
in a clash on April 19, 1960, triggering nationwide anti-government protests.
Rhee was forced to step down and went into self-imposed exile in Hawaii.

1965 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Bolivia.

1979 -- An international phone service between South Korea and the Soviet Union
is established.

1989 -- A Seoul court sentences self-confessed North Korean agent Kim Hyun-hee to
death after she is convicted of bombing a Korean Airline jetliner near Myanmar,
killing all 115 people on board. The death sentence was later commuted to life
imprisonment. She was eventually freed in an amnesty because the government said
she was duped by the North's communist regime.

2002 -- The Fair Trade Commission imposes hefty fines on four credit card issuers
accused of manipulating service charges.

2007 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il inspects a massive military parade in
Pyongyang marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the country's armed
forces.
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