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Article: Tradition and change at war; even for Korea's immovable Chun, the force may be irresistible.
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- July 6, 1987
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Tradition and change at war
If Chun Doo Hwan, known to be akeen student of history, should look to the past for comfort in his present predicament, he will find little good news. From his perspective, the record must be depressingly clear: Others who counted on Korea's ancient Confucian tradition of respect for authority to translate into political subservience have always been disappointed. Upheaval of the sort that now racks his country--and which again last week tested his ability to retain control--has been familiar ever since South Korea was created in 1948. It twice has unseated governments, only to yield increasingly repressive regimes.
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