Liberal Party (South Korea)
The Liberal Party (Korean: 자유당; Hanja: 自由黨) was a political party in South Korea established in 1951 by Syngman Rhee.
Liberal Party 자유당 自由黨 | |
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Leader | Lee Jae-hak |
Founder | Syngman Rhee |
Founded | 17 December 1951 |
Dissolved | 24 January 1970 |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Ideology | One-People Principle National conservatism[1] Anti-communism |
Political position | Right-wing |
History
As the 1952 Presidential Elections neared, Rhee made public his intention to organize a party during his August 15 Speech in 1951.[2] Rhee called Yi Bum-seok, then the ambassador in China, and charged him with creating the Liberal Party. Yi used the strong organizational base of "Chosun Youth Nationalist League" as a starting point and incorporated the major five organizations: "Korean Citizens Council", "Korean Federation of Labor", "Peasant Federation", Korean Council of Wives" as temporary sub-organizations under the Liberal Party.
References
- 《현대 한국정치 이론: 역사 현실 1945 ~ 2011》240p ~ 265p
- Joong-Seok Seo, The Korean War and Rise in Power of the Rhee Syngman Regime, History Review《역사비평》, 9 (Summer 1990) p.141
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