Leader Yu Jin-oh Dissolved 1980 Headquarters Seoul | Founded 1967 Preceded by None | |
Merged into banned by military junta of Chuan Doo-kwan |
The New Democratic Party of Korea (Korean: 신민당, hanja: 新民黨; NDP) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1963 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year. It was the main opposition party during the Park Chung-hee dictatorial regime, and especially since 1972, when the Yushin constitution was put into effect.
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Timeline of the party
Samseon Gaejeon
In September 1969, the regime amended the Constitution to allow the incumbent president Park Chung-hee run for a third reelection. The opposition had no consensus on that issue, so some representatives voted yea on that and others did the opposite. This caused an internal party crisis that resulted in the dissolution of the party and the presentation of a communique showing the opinion on the issue.