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...President Chun's role. There was no consultation with the President before I made this decision. But when I was considering this proposal, I had a firm belief that President Chun Doo Hwan would respond positively to my proposal. However, this process of decision was a very lonely...
Once again, last Friday, the heart of Seoul was turned into a combat zone. Tens of thousands of demonstrators roamed through the capital's streets and squares, unfurling banners and shouting slogans protesting the rule of President Chun Doo Hwan. Once again they were pursued relentlessly by squads of police wearing their familiar Darth Vader helmets and brandishing chest- high shields. Once again the stench of pepper gas, fired in prodigious quantities by the police, wafted into the early summer night, an acrid testament to the scenes of defiance...
...control put to the torch, while their former wielders cowered in fear. Was it, spectators may have wondered, a preview of South Korea's future? Throughout the country last week, students erupted in a frenzy of defiant marches and demonstrations to protest the six-year rule of President Chun Doo Hwan. Night after night they battled with tens of thousands of police, militia and plainclothes officers, who sought to break up the crowds with judo punches, shields and the virulent pepper gas, whose acrid fumes lingered for hours over the scenes of combat...
While many South Koreans believe opponents of President Chun Doo Hwan would win such a vote, others view the opposition with a distrust that borders on disdain. "We don't find the politicians on either side very attractive," says an influential South Korean businessman. "The opposition leaders are appealing only because they favor democracy and oppose this government...
...more than a dozen cities, students erupt in a frenzy of defiance against the six- year rule of President Chun Doo Hwan. But even though middle- class housewives and businessmen have joined the protests for the first time, the political opposition remains weak and divided. Despite the violence, the 1988 Summer Games are set to go on as planned -- and splendidly. See WORLD...