South Korea
 South Korea       | |
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| Capital city | Seoul |
| Location | asia |
| Leader | South Korea/President |
| Type | nation state |
| Subgroups | South Korea/National Intelligence Service |
| Member of | G-20, International Energy Agency, OECD |
| Subpage | •South Korea/Deep state •South Korea/Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade •South Korea/National Intelligence Service •South Korea/President •South Korea/Prime Minister |
South Korea is the southern half of the Korean peninsular, surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean. In 2013, it was #11 in the world in terms of military expenditure.[1]
Contents
History
South Korea was divided from North Korea along the 38th parallel on the conclusion of World War II. This was initially understood as a temporary measure. The border was confirmed after the Korean War, but no treaty was signed, although the border remains in fact to this day.
Deep state
- Full article: South Korea/Deep state
- Full article: South Korea/Deep state
In 2012, the Korean National Intelligence Service engaged in election fraud using trolls to try to get President Park Geun-hye.
Park Geun-hye
- Full article: Park Geun-hye
- Full article: Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye was elected in 2012 as a puppet leader, after being elected with the help of the Korean National Intelligence Service. The director, Won Sei-hoon, was charged with electoral fraud and graft.
Since Autumn 2016, a wave of political discontent engulfed South Korea, as the public discovered that the President Park Geun-hye was being controlled by one of her aides. Millions of people took part in demonstrations against her in Seoul and her popularity dipped as low as 4%. She was replaced on 10 March 2017.
Mass Surveillance
In June 2015, acting South Korean Prime Minister Choi Kyung-hwan announced that the government would use cell phone signals to track people if it has quarantined them for possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, asking people to "Please understand this is an unavoidable measure for the sake of our neighbors and families".[2]
Policy
In 2020 the South Korean government announced plans to switch all 3.3 million of its computers to Linux.[3]
Ambassadors to South Korea
| Nation state | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador to South Korea | ||
| UK/Ambassador to South Korea | ||
| US/Ambassador to South Korea | 1883 |
Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Korean War | The war on the Korean peninsular between the China/Soviet-backed forces of the North and the US-backed South between 1951-53 |
| Sinking of MV Sewol | A ferry sinking which killed hundreds of schoolchildren. Officially, an accident. |
Groups Headquartered Here
| A Group Headquartered Here |
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| Keimyung University |
| Seoul National University |
Citizens of South Korea on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Chung-hee | 14 November 1917 | 26 October 1979 | President of South Korea assassinated in office |
| Chun Doo-hwan | 18 January 1931 | ||
| Suh Hoon | 1954 | ||
| Kim Jae-gyu | 6 March 1926 | 24 May 1980 | |
| Kim Jong-pil | |||
| Ban Ki-moon | 13 June 1944 | 8th UN Secretary General | |
| Choi Kyu-hah | 16 July 1919 | 22 October 2006 | |
| Roh Moo-hyun | 1 September 1946 | 23 May 2009 | Former South Korean President. Officially committed suicide after a corruption scandal, which was promptly closed. |
| Won Sei-hoon | 31 January 1951 | ||
| Kim Young-sam | 20 December 1927 | 22 November 2015 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:North Korea - The Grand Deception Revealed | article | 10 March 2017 | Christopher Black | Post-WWII Korean history and the relentless demonisation of North Korea by the US. |
| Document:The Korea issue is now in the hands of the BRICS | Article | 3 September 2017 | Adam Garrie | "Simon says: 'There's a 7½-hour flight from the BRICS summit in Xiamen, China to Pyongyang, North Korea so if Sergei Lavrov and the Chinese FM took that flight together to meet Kim Jong-un, it would have huge impact, and get the ball rolling on dialogue'." |
| Document:Washington Considers Military Action Against North Korea to Force Regime Change | article | 7 March 2017 | Stephen Gowans | A history of Post-WWII US military threats against North Korea leading to the latest escalation in Spring 2017, with due weight given to the North Korean perspective |
| Document:Why Does the West Hate North Korea? | article | 8 March 2016 | Andre Vltchek | Suppressed information about North Korea and suggestions as to why it gets such a bad press in the West |
