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Article: South Korea Kicks Off Presidential Campaign; President Chun Sets Election for Dec. 16
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- The Washington Post
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- November 17, 1987
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South Korea today officially began a presidential campaign that
promises to rewrite the nation's history even as it shapes the
future.
Six candidates registered to run in the Dec. 16 election, hoping
to lead South Korea to its first peaceful transition of power since
the republic was born, with the United States as midwife, almost 40
years ago.
"The presidential election is not merely a political event
designed to determine which party or candidate wins," President Chun
Doo Hwan said today in announcing the date of the election. "It
should be regarded as a historic crossroads where the future of the
nation will be decided."
The unofficial campaign under way since July already has ...