- Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
Infobox Korean name
hangul=국가재건최고회의
hanja=linktext|國|家|再|建|最|高|會|議
rr=Gukga Jaegeon Choego Hoe-ui
mr=Kukka Chaegǒn Ch'oego Hoeǔi
The Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, initially named the Revolutionary Committee, was a group ofKorea n officials. It oversaw the government ofSouth Korea fromMay 16 1961 until the inauguration of theThird Republic of South Korea in 1963. It was composed largely of military officers who were involved in or supportive of theMay 16 coup which overthrew theSecond Republic of South Korea .Key events
A military coup led by Major General (later Lieutenant General/General)
Park Chung Hee onMay 16 ,1961 put an effective end to the Second Republic. Park was one of a group of military leaders who had been pushing for the de-politicization of the military. Dissatisfied with the cleanup measures undertaken by the Second Republic, they chose to take matters into their own hands.The military leaders promised to return the government to a democratic system as soon as possible. On
December 2 ,1962 , a referendum was held on returning to a presidential system of rule, which was allegedly passed with a 78% majority. [Yonhap (2004, p. 271).] Park and the other military leaders pledged not to run for office in the next elections. However, Park ran for president anyway, winning narrowly in the election of 1963. [Yonhap (2004, p. 271).]Economy
The Supreme Council was the first South Korean government to introduce
economic planning . The firstSouth Korean five-year plan was inaugurated in 1962. Although the Second Republic had laid the groundwork for such plans, it had not been able to put them into practice.Notes
References
*cite book|title=Korea Annual 2004|author=Yonhap News Agency|year=2004|location=Seoul | publisher=Author|id=ISBN 89-7433-070-9|
ee also
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History of South Korea
*History of Korea
*List of Korea-related topics
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