A diary from the streets of South Korea : Peoples Dispatch
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Perspectives from the workers of Seoul amid labor struggles, the continued subordination of South Korea’s sovereignty, the payment of most of its annual budget and reserves to the US government, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and more.
  • ArcticFoxSmiles@lemmygrad.ml
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    13 days ago

    If you look at even Wikipedia they show that South Korea has spent its time as a dictatorship

    Korea Kingdom (Until 1910)

    Korea under Japanese rule (1910 to 1945)

    United States Army Military Government in Korea (1945–1948)

    First Republic of Korea (1948–1960): Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship

    Second Republic of Korea (1960–1961) Unitary parliamentary republic

    Third Republic of Korea (1963–1972) Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian military dictatorship

    Fourth Republic of Korea (1972–1981) Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian military dictatorship

    Fifth Republic of Korea (1981–1988) Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian military dictatorship

    They are currently on the Sixth Republic of Korea listed as a Unitary presidential republic