The Opposition Party in Power – The First Peaceful Government Transfer in 50 Years
The Launch of the Government of
the People
The National Congress for New Politics candidate Kim Dae-jung was elected as the 15th president of South Korea on December 18, 1997. His inauguration on February 25, 1998 marked the first peaceful transfer of government by the opposition party in South Korean election history, and launched “the Government of the People.”
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
The first peaceful government transfer in 50 years
Source: KBS
Foreign media coverage of the presidential election
Source: KBS
Foreign media coverage of the presidential election
Source: KBS
Foreign media coverage of the presidential election
Source: KBS
An old photo of President Kim Dae-jung
Source: KBS
An old photo of President Kim Dae-jung
Source: KBS
An old photo of President Kim Dae-jung
Source: KBS
