South Korea Ruler Chun Doo Hwan Faces Growing Opposition
The article outlines Chun Doo Hwan's March to power after Park Chung Hee's 1979 assassination and his April 13 move suspending constitutional revisions until after the 1988 Seoul Olympics. It notes Roh Tae Woo, Kim Dae Jung, Kim Young Sam, and Cardinal Kim Soo Hwan as key figures in the rising protests and opposition efforts.
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South Korea
Park Chung Hee
Chun
New Korea Democratic Party
Kim Young Sam
Kim Dae Jung
U S welcomes move toward democracy in Korea
The United States welcomed Roh Tae woo's offer of direct popular elections for South Korea's next president as a breakthrough toward full blown democracy. White House and State Department praised the concession, predicting Chun Doo hwan would accept and endorsing any process toward democracy.
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Roh Tae-woo
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State Department
Gaston Sigur
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Chun Doo-hwan
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Marlin Fitzwater
Roh Tae-woo calls for direct presidential election in Korea
Roh Tae-woo, head of the governing Democratic Justice Party and ally of Chun Doo-hwan, demanded direct presidential elections and reforms. He threatened to resign if Chun refused, supported press freedom and human rights, and urged a September to November timeline amid days of protests. The opposition praised the move as a turn toward democracy and prompted White House praise for dialogue and progress.
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South Korea
Chun Doo-hwan
Chun
Roh Tae-woo
Roh
Democratic Justice Party
Lee Jong-ryeol
National Coalition For A Democratic
Kim Young-sam
Reunification Democratic Party
Washington
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Schlesinger backs Soviet tech lesson at Moscow embassy
Former Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger told the Senate Budget Committee the U S embassy in Moscow should be rebuilt with an eight story base and a new six story annex to house sensitive functions. He estimated the cost at 80 million dollars and said Moscow now leads in spy tech.
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Moscow
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Van Gogh bridge painting sells for 20.2 million dollars
The Bridge at Trinquetaille by Vincent van Gogh sold for about 20.24 million dollars to an anonymous European collector, marking the second highest auction price for a painting. Christie's reported the 1888 work in London after Sunflowers set a record last March.
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Vincent van Gogh
Trinquetaille
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le Pont de Trinquetaille
Christie
Iraq says fighter-bombers hit ship off Iran coast
Iraq claims its jets struck a large maritime target off Iran in a new flare of Persian Gulf tension. Iran’s parliament speaker warned the United States is edging toward an armed encounter.
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Iraq
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Persian Gulf
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Hashemi Rafsanjani
United States
Baghdad
Fire injures 80 in New Delhi high rise blaze
A fire in an 11 story downtown New Delhi office building killed three people and injured 80 while trapping more than 300 for five hours. Firefighters used a rope and bamboo bridge to evacuate many to a neighboring high rise under construction. Air force helicopters lifted six women from the roof before rescue halted to prevent rotor flames.
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Ansar Bhavan
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