{"product_id":"140658","title":"The History of the Democratic Party 1955-2025 ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtVORIOLoiVpr7xmyMl9h.png?v=1764955928\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e The History of the Democratic Party 1955-2025 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/154106580\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first party in Korea!\u003cbr\u003e A national party that has protected democracy together with citizens\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party's 70 years of passionate history\u003cbr\u003e A single book that explores the modern political history of South Korea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This year, the Democratic Party of Korea celebrates its 70th anniversary.\u003cbr\u003e 2025 is also the year when the civil war was ended through the power of the people and the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea was confirmed to lie with the people.\u003cbr\u003e To commemorate this historic year, the Democratic Party's 70-year history has been compiled into a single book.\u003cbr\u003e This book illuminates the history of the Democratic Party in a three-dimensional way through five themes: moments of 'birth,' 'division,' 'unification,' 'suffering,' and 'resistance.' \u003cbr\u003eWhy should we read the history of the Democratic Party? Because everyone who was born, lived, or is living in this land has shared historical moments with the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e Since its founding on September 19, 1955, the Democratic Party has stood alongside the people at every important juncture in the modern history of the Republic of Korea.\u003cbr\u003e It has been like that since its birth.\u003cbr\u003e History gave birth to the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e The anti-democratic behavior of the Syngman Rhee regime, including the Busan political scandal, the constitutional amendment by extracting information, and the successive constitutional amendments by adding information, gave birth to the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party, born in this way, has always been at the forefront of resistance and struggle during the long military dictatorship that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There were also long years when I had to live flat on my stomach, barely able to breathe, under cruel and vicious oppression.\u003cbr\u003e Still, he never gave up his desire for democracy. \u003cbr\u003eEven after the military government finally ended, there were no easy days due to the corruption of state affairs, the dictatorship of the prosecution, and the illegal martial law on December 3, 2024.\u003cbr\u003e Whenever democracy in the Republic of Korea was at a critical juncture, the Democratic Party was always at the center of history.\u003cbr\u003e Although the process was difficult, the path was finally opened thanks to the light of the citizens.\u003cbr\u003e “A political party is a mirror reflecting the times and a vessel shaped by public sentiment.” As such, modern Korean political history is deeply intertwined with the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e This book was written with the hope that understanding the history of the Democratic Party would serve as a lens through which to examine the modern political history of the Republic of Korea and another way to understand how our democracy came to be what it is today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party's 70-year history is marked by numerous hardships. \u003cbr\u003eDespite our dedicated efforts alongside citizens to prevent the tyranny of dictatorial regimes, including the Syngman Rhee regime's revision of the National Security Act and the Park Chung-hee regime's humiliating Korea-Japan Agreement and constitutional amendment for a third term, most of these actions were ultimately unsuccessful.\u003cbr\u003e I have suffered the humiliation of being dragged out of the National Assembly like a dog many times.\u003cbr\u003e There were also numerous political terrorist attacks.\u003cbr\u003e The dictatorship did not hesitate to attempt to assassinate Democratic Party leaders who opposed them.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party's 70-year history is not only filled with hardships, but also with many shameful and disappointing moments that are painful to even look back on.\u003cbr\u003e This was especially true when, on the eve of a change of government, they fought and were divided, failing to meet public opinion.\u003cbr\u003e However, for those who face history and continue to move forward, even shameful history becomes a source of nourishment for further development by reflecting on and correcting it. \u003cbr\u003eWith that belief, this book contains the Democratic Party's shameful history without any additions or subtractions.\u003cbr\u003e This book says, “Good politics can only be achieved when there is a good political party, and good politics can only be achieved when there is a good country.”\u003cbr\u003e I hope that this will provide readers with an opportunity to view history objectively, while also conveying the profound lessons that history offers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Entering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI.\u003cbr\u003e The moment of birth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Presidential Coup | Four-Way Rebellion | Great Unity | A New Beginning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eII.\u003cbr\u003e Moment of division\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lost Victory | A Betrayed Revolution | Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom | National Assembly or the Streets | The Divided Eve of the Yushin Revolution | A Wooden National Convention | A Forced Civil War | A Complete Separation | A Solitary Loner | Goodbye Democratic Party | The Decline of the Giant Ruling Party | New Politics Ends in Fight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIII.\u003cbr\u003e Moment of Unity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the name of the people | Towards a new democracy | A quiet revolution | A reunion after five years | Against the three-party alliance | A massive coalition | Opening the door to a new millennium | The dream of a century-old party\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIV.\u003cbr\u003e Moment of Passion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bear Hunt | Trampled Jangchungdan | Fabricated Counterrevolution | Flying Nitric Acid | Kidnapped Exile | Dawn Comes | Death Sentence | Mad Yongpal | It's Fate | Prosecutor's Republic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eV.\u003cbr\u003e Moment of Resistance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Freedom | The Flames of Revolution | Against Humiliation | Reclaim the Stolen Vote | Protect the Constitution | Shine the Dawn of Democracy | Abolish the Constitution, Overthrow the Dictatorship | Reclaim Autonomy | Prevent Civil War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Coming out\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Democratic Party genealogy chart\u003cbr\u003e - Democratic Party Chronology\u003cbr\u003e - References\u003cbr\u003e - Source of the illustration\u003cbr\u003e - Search\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5645\/MidCate010\/564494947.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e I only found out about it while looking into the history of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e Political parties are mirrors of the times and vessels shaped by public sentiment.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party is a party created by the times and public sentiment. \u003cbr\u003eThe Democratic Party has served more faithfully as a mirror and vessel than anyone else.\u003cbr\u003e That history contains the face of Korea's turbulent modern history.\u003cbr\u003e So, looking into the history of the Democratic Party is also a good way to understand modern Korean history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Entering\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The commotion that had been going on for forty days has come to an end.\u003cbr\u003e It is often called the Busan Political Wave, but in reality it was a coup d'état orchestrated by Syngman Rhee.\u003cbr\u003e This was the beginning of a tragedy that would recur in Korean political history: the first attempt to amend the constitution through violence and extend power through violence.\u003cbr\u003e Syngman Rhee, who had amended the constitution by violence to allow for direct elections, gained a foothold for long-term rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The President's Coup\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There was a conflict between calls for self-destruction in the National Assembly, which called for resigning from the National Assembly because the Liberty Party's violence could not be stopped, and calls for a strong fight against the Liberty Party's illegality.\u003cbr\u003e After debate, the struggle theory prevailed. \u003cbr\u003eThey also agreed to accelerate the creation of a new political party based on the people, along with the struggle.\u003cbr\u003e The Committee for Countermeasures Against Unconstitutionality was renamed the “Constitutional Protection Comrades Association (Hodong)” and a negotiating group was formed, and it was decided to “continue to fight for the cause of constitutional protection and national salvation.”\u003cbr\u003e The opposition party, which had been unable to shake off its lethargy since the Busan political scandal, began to regain its vitality.\u003cbr\u003e Crisis always comes with opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e The question is whether or not you will seize that opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Republic of Four and a Half\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The media also expressed great regret that the Constitutional Protection Association did not accept Jo Bong-am.\u003cbr\u003e He criticized the incompetence of talking about unity but insisting that Jo Bong-am should not be included.\u003cbr\u003e He asked whether the reason for Jo Bong-am's expulsion was really ideological issues.\u003cbr\u003e The question is whether it was due to a power struggle and a fight for leadership in the new party.\u003cbr\u003e In any case, the Democratic Party was greatly discouraged. \u003cbr\u003eIn the end, he had no choice but to break away from the new party movement and establish his own innovative party.\u003cbr\u003e The new party movement, which had been gaining momentum, has also lost some of its momentum.\u003cbr\u003e Cho Bong-am lamented that the new party movement had degenerated into a party of only “homogeneous and similar ideologies,” and that the unity of democratic forces had been lost.\u003cbr\u003e The Constitutional Protection Comrades Association was a difficult attempt by conservatives and progressives to join forces to realize anti-dictatorship democracy.\u003cbr\u003e Unfortunately, the attempt was only half successful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Great Unity\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Park Chung-hee crossed the Han River Bridge with tanks at the forefront.\u003cbr\u003e On May 16, 1961, three months after the New Democratic Party was founded and eight months after the Jang Myeon government came to power.\u003cbr\u003e The government established after 12 years of dictatorship collapsed in the blink of an eye.\u003cbr\u003e It was such a desolate and vain moment.\u003cbr\u003e I simply looked back at the 'clock of history' to see where and what went wrong. \u003cbr\u003eWhen the old and new factions of the Democratic Party were fighting fiercely, there were party members in front of the National Assembly who held up banners that read, “Party strife is the root of the ruin of the Joseon Dynasty for 500 years,” and shouted every day not to split the party.\u003cbr\u003e What if the Democratic Party hadn't split as demanded? What if the old guard had cooperated more with the new faction? Would the coup have been prevented? Of course, no assumption can justify the coup forces.\u003cbr\u003e Likewise, no reason can obscure the fact that the Democratic Party has abandoned the mission bestowed upon it by the April 19 Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e At the moment of division, the Democratic Party government, founded on the blood shed in the revolution, may already be doomed to failure.\u003cbr\u003e The split between the old and new factions not only destroyed the party, but also opened the way for the Republic of Korea to be trampled underfoot by military boots.\u003cbr\u003e It was the most shameful moment in the history of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Betrayed Revolution\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese two paths of hard-line and moderate lines began to become a major cause of conflict and division within the opposition party.\u003cbr\u003e The People's Party, which was formed through the reunification of the Democratic Party, also ended up splitting apart.\u003cbr\u003e With the regime's machinations added to this, suspicion and distrust of each other became more frequent.\u003cbr\u003e Now, sakura could bloom at any time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Sakura in Full Bloom\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After many twists and turns, the day of the convention arrived.\u003cbr\u003e On May 25th, no one expected the convention to proceed smoothly, but the situation was far more serious than expected.\u003cbr\u003e The war was going on from the night before until dawn.\u003cbr\u003e In an attempt to seize the convention hall, mainstream and non-mainstream party members armed with clubs and mobilized gangsters fought back and forth.\u003cbr\u003e In the midst of the brawl, the chairman of the convention changed four times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From the \"All-Ruler Convention\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt 6 p.m. on June 10th, the bell rang forty-two times to mark the start of the Great March for Democracy.\u003cbr\u003e It symbolized 42 years of division and dictatorship.\u003cbr\u003e As the bell rang, citizens gathered around the Anglican Cathedral in front of Seoul City Hall, the venue for the event, sang the national anthem and cars honked their horns.\u003cbr\u003e The statement was read.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Justice Party's presidential nomination convention was declared invalid.\u003cbr\u003e On this day, as citizens chanted for the abolition of the Constitution and the overthrow of the dictatorship in the tear gas-covered streets, Roh Tae-woo was elected as Chun Doo-hwan's successor on a stage with flower petals fluttering in the air at Jamsil Gymnasium.\u003cbr\u003e While Roh Tae-woo was buried in the besame mucho that flowed from the hotel banquet hall, 3,831 citizens who ran through the streets across the country had to be put in chicken trucks and interrogated overnight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Complete Separation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Self-destruction born of division.\u003cbr\u003e It wasn't a completely unfamiliar sight. \u003cbr\u003eSince 1955, the Democratic Party has been divided and has failed to fulfill its historical responsibilities on several occasions.\u003cbr\u003e It was the same when he first took power.\u003cbr\u003e Even then, the new and old factions fought, saying that it was better if the house burned down because the bedbugs died.\u003cbr\u003e In the end, the old guard set up a new party called the New Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e In the end, after only nine months in power, he handed over power to Park Chung-hee's coup.\u003cbr\u003e After that, military rule continued for 26 years.\u003cbr\u003e 1987 was the moment when we could escape that long, dark tunnel.\u003cbr\u003e They say there are no ifs in history, but it is closer to the truth that if the Democratic Party had united, it could have ended the 26-year military rule.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Unification Party and the Democratic Peace Party ultimately failed to unify their candidates, and Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan's successor, was elected.\u003cbr\u003e The defeat stemmed from greed and division that betrayed the will of the people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Loner Standing Alone\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith the Democratic Unification Party's participation in the three-party merger, the Democratic Party was completely isolated ideologically and regionally.\u003cbr\u003e There has never been such complete isolation in the history of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Liberal Party created a confrontational structure of 'conservatism vs. innovation.'\u003cbr\u003e He presented himself as a right-winger who would protect liberal democracy and bring prosperity to the Republic of Korea.\u003cbr\u003e On the other hand, Kim Dae-jung and the Democratic Party began to develop a color theory, claiming that they were a leftist force that denied liberal democracy.\u003cbr\u003e The three-party merger was also a non-Honam alliance that isolated Honam.\u003cbr\u003e The People's Party struggled to break through the isolation and encirclement and advance onto the wide plains.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party, which needed to expand and grow further, set out to build a democratic coalition by embracing centrist democratic forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Loner Standing Alone\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes a chance moment becomes a historical moment.\u003cbr\u003e One photo helped spark a new trend.\u003cbr\u003e The incident occurred at the party executive meeting on September 4, 2003. \u003cbr\u003eThe new mainstream party said that it could not delay any longer and attempted to make a final decision on the creation of the new party on this day.\u003cbr\u003e The old guard once again tried to disrupt the meeting, and the conference room became a scene of chaos with verbal abuse and physical fights.\u003cbr\u003e Representative Im Kyung-mi from the new mainstream faction, who was sitting on a chair, was in pain after having her hair grabbed, while Vice-Chairwoman of the Women's Special Committee Moon Pal-gwae from the old mainstream faction, who had grabbed her hair, had a smug expression on her face.\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, someone played the Democratic Party song in the conference room.\u003cbr\u003e \"You and I, let's become one and move forward with strength, the New Hope Democratic Party!\"\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Fall of the Giant Ruling Party\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Every time there was an election, they lost, and the leadership was divided.\u003cbr\u003e Co-representatives Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Han-gil stepped down, and floor leader Park Young-sun took over as chairperson, forming an emergency response committee.\u003cbr\u003e This time, the name \"National Empathy Innovation Committee\" was called because the name \"Emergency Committee\" was embarrassing.\u003cbr\u003e It was the will to rebuild the party with innovations that the people could sympathize with. \u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the conflict between hardliners and moderates grew over the issue of handling the Sewol Ferry Special Act.\u003cbr\u003e The argument is that the ruling party made too many concessions during the process of reaching an agreement on the Sewol Ferry Special Act.\u003cbr\u003e Even Park Young-sun, who was waiting for a rainbow to appear on a storm-swept hill, had to leave without seeing a rainbow.\u003cbr\u003e The wind and rain did not stop.\u003cbr\u003e It was embarrassing, but Moon Hee-sang had to return as the vice-chairman of the emergency committee.\u003cbr\u003e He called for a halt to factional activities until the party was normalized in its first day.\u003cbr\u003e The activities of that faction were reproducing defeat and inviting mutual destruction.\u003cbr\u003e There was no one who was unaware of the problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"New Politics Ended in Fighting\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The moment has come for the New Democratic Party to be born.\u003cbr\u003e At 11:00 AM on February 7, 1967, a miracle was finally achieved after overcoming countless waves.\u003cbr\u003e At this moment, the two parties disappeared into history, leaving only one name each in the New Democratic Party. \u003cbr\u003eThe leaders of the two parties exchanged final farewells and shook hands to celebrate the start.\u003cbr\u003e Yoon Bo-seon, leader of the New Korea Party, called for \"true unification, not formal unification.\"\u003cbr\u003e Park Soon-cheon, leader of the People's Party, also urged, \"Only when we truly unite will we receive the people's proper support.\"\u003cbr\u003e A total of 54 delegates, including 28 delegates recommended by each party and 4 delegates from the opposition party, unanimously endorsed Yun Bo-seon as the presidential candidate and Yoo Jin-oh as the party leader.\u003cbr\u003e With this, Yun Bo-seon became a presidential candidate for the third time in his life, and Yoo Jin-oh took on the important role of leader of the main opposition party just over 100 days after joining the party.\u003cbr\u003e Yun Bo-seon, who was nominated as a presidential candidate, promised in his acceptance speech that he would “achieve the rewarding task of establishing the tradition of peaceful transfer of power in this land, and dedicate the rest of his life to reforming a new path for the people.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Towards a New Democracy\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e People in their 40s came forward. \u003cbr\u003eThey put forward 'generations' rather than 'factions'.\u003cbr\u003e He argued that only generational change could fundamentally change the party.\u003cbr\u003e It was the moment when the so-called 40-year-old rider theory emerged.\u003cbr\u003e Certainly, the New Democratic Party was an old party.\u003cbr\u003e The Republican Party was led by people in their 30s and 40s, while the New Democratic Party was led by people in their 60s.\u003cbr\u003e Younger members of the party criticized the leadership in their 60s for being preoccupied with maintaining the status quo.\u003cbr\u003e So, the party has lost its vitality and has also lost the support of the people.\u003cbr\u003e The New Democratic Party members were quite surprised and bewildered by the generational shift that called for putting new wine in new wineskins.\u003cbr\u003e The wind of generational change seemed cool and refreshing, but it was soon turning into a strong typhoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Quiet Revolution\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was really bad from the start.\u003cbr\u003e As soon as Chun Doo-hwan took power, he abolished the New Democratic Party overnight.\u003cbr\u003e It wasn't just the party that was disbanded.\u003cbr\u003e The hands and feet of those who lost their party and were scattered were tied. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, it was the New Democratic Party that had been fighting for over 13 years even under Park Chung-hee.\u003cbr\u003e The rope was so tight that I couldn't move, but I kept struggling.\u003cbr\u003e Then a small gap appeared.\u003cbr\u003e A squirm began through that small gap.\u003cbr\u003e Thus, finally, in 1984, the Council for the Promotion of Democracy (CDP) was born.\u003cbr\u003e This organization was created by people who were banned from political and party activities, and who could not even bring themselves to join the government-controlled opposition party. Its form was unique, neither a political party nor an independent organization.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party's National Coalition for Democratic Party of Korea served as a bridge to connect the broken history of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e The New Korea Democratic Party, which inherited the legitimacy of the Democratic Party by crossing that bridge, was reborn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Five Years After Reunion\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was a unification that took over a year and was achieved after many twists and turns.\u003cbr\u003e Looking at the number of seats alone, the gap was large, with the New Democratic Party holding 67 seats and the Democratic Party holding 8, but it was an equal merger. \u003cbr\u003eIf you look at it only in terms of numbers, the New Democratic Party may have made concessions, but in reality, they gained more.\u003cbr\u003e For Kim Dae-jung and the New Democratic Party, expanding their political base to the Yeongnam region and shedding their image as a Honam Party was a very urgent task.\u003cbr\u003e Integration has laid a good foundation for solving that problem.\u003cbr\u003e On the other hand, although it seemed like they had gained a lot as a minority party, Democratic Party lawmakers ended up making difficult decisions.\u003cbr\u003e In Yeongnam, where anti-Honam and anti-Kim Dae-jung sentiments are strong, putting up the New Democratic Party signboard was a decision that meant being prepared to lose in the next election.\u003cbr\u003e One way or another, attention could not help but turn to the 14th general election to be held next year.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party had high hopes for the fruits of unification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Against the Three-Party Collusion\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e December 19th, the dawn of election day finally dawned.\u003cbr\u003e Before the polling stations even opened that day, there were people who left their homes and were crying, hurrying to collect copies of the Chosun Ilbo that had been strewn across the street. \u003cbr\u003eThey were members of the Democratic Party and the Labor-Management Council.\u003cbr\u003e Something had to be done.\u003cbr\u003e All day long, we urged each other to vote on our phones and the Internet.\u003cbr\u003e The desire to protect Roh Moo-hyun was so earnest and desperate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Opening the Door to the New Millennium\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a contest was held for a new party name, over 3,200 submissions poured in.\u003cbr\u003e The name contained all the regrets and hopes the party had for itself.\u003cbr\u003e Most of the names include ‘Democratic Party’.\u003cbr\u003e That is how much supporters had pride, confidence, and affection for the name ‘Democratic Party.’\u003cbr\u003e On December 28, 2015, the name 'Democratic Party of Korea' was finally chosen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Dream of a Centennial Party\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The assassination of Vice President Jang was not directed solely at Jang.\u003cbr\u003e It was a blatant political terrorism against the newly established Democratic Party. \u003cbr\u003eThe Jang Myeon terrorist incident clearly shows the true nature of a dictator who refuses to acknowledge his enemies and seeks to ruthlessly eliminate them, and the true nature of a dictatorial regime that maintains power by dividing opposing forces.\u003cbr\u003e But the Democrats did not flinch in the face of political terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e Together with the people, we resisted dictatorship and corruption.\u003cbr\u003e Even in the midst of severe hardship, he accepted the struggle for democracy as a historical calling and political destiny.\u003cbr\u003e In this way, the Democratic Party establishes a Democratic Party government by putting forward a scene of coming back from the dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Bear Hunt\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In fact, as the Jangchungdan rally terrorist incident was covered up without anyone being identified, political thugs gained wings.\u003cbr\u003e He acted as a private soldier of the Liberal Party regime and unhesitatingly used violence against the opposition party, the media, and citizens.\u003cbr\u003e The regime assisted, condoned, and protected this.\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the violence eroded power and contributed to the downfall of the Syngman Rhee regime.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--- From \"Trampled Jangchungdan\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although the ban on political activities was lifted a few times, it was entirely up to Park Chung-hee.\u003cbr\u003e It was something he did if he wanted to do it, and stopped if he didn't want to.\u003cbr\u003e I had no idea who would be released and when.\u003cbr\u003e Even in the midst of all this, he did not show even an iota of leniency to a single person.\u003cbr\u003e In both the 1963 presidential election and the general election, the 'Democratic Party boss' was turned into a living corpse.\u003cbr\u003e The scene, which had been tied up like that, was not allowed to engage in political activities until May 16, 1966.\u003cbr\u003e It was later than Syngman Rhee, who was released on June 21, 1965.\u003cbr\u003e But by then, death was already upon us.\u003cbr\u003e Less than a month after the ban on political activities was lifted, Jang Myeon ended his eventful life and departed for “a paradise without political parties, elections, or political laws.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Fabricated Counter-Revolution\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA week before the nitric acid attack, Kim Young-sam warned Kim Hyung-wook at a plenary session of the National Assembly, \"If you don't want to end up like Choi In-gyu, who was hanged as the mastermind behind the March 15 election fraud, you should exercise restraint.\"\u003cbr\u003e This remark seemed to have really offended Kim Hyung-wook.\u003cbr\u003e Shortly before the terrorist attack, I met with Koh Heung-moon, the secretary general of the New Democratic Party, and what he said was chilling.\u003cbr\u003e Kim Young-sam was certain that the person who said, “Can’t a knife go into Kim Young-sam’s stomach?” couldn’t have just said that.\u003cbr\u003e The only thing that changed was that nitric acid was used instead of a knife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Flying Nitric Acid Bottle\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As always, the final response was to lock the case in a 'labyrinth'.\u003cbr\u003e From the moment the incident occurred, rumors that the Central Intelligence Agency was behind it spread, and testimonies from the perpetrators of the crime followed.\u003cbr\u003e Yet the government remained silent.\u003cbr\u003e Even though they quietly dismissed Lee Hu-rak, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, they did not catch the real culprit. \u003cbr\u003eInstead, only the victim, Kim Dae-jung, was 'punished' by being locked up in the Donggyo-dong house.\u003cbr\u003e After a while, the whole story was revealed.\u003cbr\u003e It was not at all different from what was expected.\u003cbr\u003e The kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung was a sophisticated operation, also known as “Operation KT,” planned and executed directly by high-ranking officials of the Central Intelligence Agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Kidnapped Exile\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e President Kim Young-sam made a determined statement like a general facing a decisive battle.\u003cbr\u003e “We must choose whether to die today and live forever, or live today and die forever.\u003cbr\u003e “I don’t want to live a mean life.”\u003cbr\u003e All lawmakers even adopted a resolution to share the same fate as President Kim Young-sam.\u003cbr\u003e “We condemn the disciplinary action against Chairman Kim as political retaliation against the entire New Democratic Party and a defiant act against the overwhelming majority of the people who support our party.”\u003cbr\u003e The expulsion of the leader of the main opposition party was a desperate measure, and that desperate measure revived the New Democratic Party, which was on the verge of splitting. \u003cbr\u003eEven the word \"recovery of the phone\" was not enough.\u003cbr\u003e The New Democratic Party united and turned its guns outward again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Dawn Comes\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kim Dae-jung's sentence was reduced from life imprisonment to 20 years on March 3, 1982.\u003cbr\u003e On December 23, 1982, he was released from prison on a suspended sentence and went into exile in the United States for the second time.\u003cbr\u003e Five years later, Kim Dae-jung was pardoned and reinstated in the conspiracy case.\u003cbr\u003e On that road, he found Gwangju, which had become a land of rebellion and was intertwined with him.\u003cbr\u003e He wept bitterly in front of the Gwangju spirits, saying, “The blood you shed will live forever with history.”\u003cbr\u003e The sight tore at the hearts of those who saw it.\u003cbr\u003e Kim Dae-jung finally became the 15th President of the Republic of Korea in 1998, and in 2003, after completing his term, he requested a retrial of the Kim Dae-jung conspiracy case.\u003cbr\u003e The trial result was not guilty. \u003cbr\u003eThe court stated in its ruling, “It is a legitimate act carried out to protect the existence of the Constitution and constitutional order by preventing or opposing the new military junta’s crimes of destroying the Constitution that occurred around the December 12 Incident in 1979 and the May 18 Uprising in 1980, and therefore falls under the legitimate act defined in Article 20 of the Criminal Act and is not a crime.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Death Sentence\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Yongpal incident opened up a new dimension of political manipulation and political terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e This incident was certainly different from previous political terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e Until then, the government had manipulated the political terrorism against the opposition party to make it appear as an internal fight within the opposition party.\u003cbr\u003e The assassination of Vice President Jang Myeon was like that, and the incident of obstruction of the Jangchungdan rally was like that.\u003cbr\u003e At least no one within the Democratic Party has ever been directly involved in terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e Instead, the Democratic Party stood together as one against manipulation and terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e But the Yongpal incident was different.\u003cbr\u003e He joined hands with intelligence agencies and engaged in political maneuvering to suppress opposition forces within the party. \u003cbr\u003eThe insider received money from the intelligence agency and subcontracted violence to the gangsters.\u003cbr\u003e It was truly a sad thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Mad Dragon\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On April 30th, Roh Moo-hyun finally went to the prosecution.\u003cbr\u003e I bowed my head to the people as I boarded the bus to Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e “I am ashamed in front of the people.\u003cbr\u003e “I’m sorry for disappointing you.” I couldn’t suppress my complicated feelings.\u003cbr\u003e He even told his supporters, \"You should abandon me.\"\u003cbr\u003e The miserable times had discouraged him.\u003cbr\u003e And on the morning of Sunday, May 23, 2009, Roh Moo-hyun went up to the mountain behind the village and never returned.\u003cbr\u003e His friend Moon Jae-in delivered the 'shocking and sad news' with a somber expression.\u003cbr\u003e Roh Moo-hyun made an extreme choice.\u003cbr\u003e The reason for his choice could only be guessed at from the writings he left behind. \u003cbr\u003e“I owe so much to so many people, and the pain I have caused so many people is so great.\u003cbr\u003e “The pain I will endure in the future is immeasurable, and I will only be a burden to others for the rest of my life.”\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"It's Fate\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why on earth did the prosecution pursue Lee Jae-myung so cruelly and persistently? Of course, their primary goal was to remove him, but that wasn't their only goal.\u003cbr\u003e The intention to completely destroy the Democratic Party was also clear.\u003cbr\u003e The intention was to tie up Lee Jae-myung, who had become the center of the Democratic Party, with \"judicial risks,\" thereby giving opportunities to other challengers or factions and ultimately causing the party to split.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Republic of Prosecutors\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In such a chaotic time, the dead returned.\u003cbr\u003e The dead led the living into the light.\u003cbr\u003e On April 11, a body was found floating at Masan Central Wharf.\u003cbr\u003e It was Kim Ju-yeol, a 17-year-old boy who went missing during the Masan protests on March 15th.\u003cbr\u003e There was a tear gas canister lodged in his eye. \u003cbr\u003eIt was a horrible and miserable sight.\u003cbr\u003e Busan Ilbo reporter Heo Jong took a picture of the gruesome scene and published it in the newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e Masan citizens were shocked and outraged when they saw the photo.\u003cbr\u003e Syngman Rhee's regime must step down! Execute Lee Ki-bung!\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The Flames of Revolution\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Even in such an atmosphere, the People's Party members who participated in the Special Committee on the Ratification and Agreement Review fought until the very end.\u003cbr\u003e On August 11th, the special committee continued its Q\u0026amp;A session until 11 p.m.\u003cbr\u003e It left an alternative discussion.\u003cbr\u003e Suddenly, Republican Rep. Josh Hyoung agreed to pass the ratification bill.\u003cbr\u003e Jaecheong and Samcheong followed.\u003cbr\u003e In an instant, only the voting procedure remained.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party lawmakers left their seats and rushed to the moderator's seat, but Republican lawmakers blocked their way.\u003cbr\u003e The Republican Party members outnumbered the Democratic Party members and had superior fighting power, so there was nothing they could do. \u003cbr\u003eIn the end, the ratification agreement passed the special review committee as per the government's original plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Facing Humiliation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was a total election fraud, with the entire campaign process and even the vote counting tainted with fraud.\u003cbr\u003e In places like Beolgyo, Hwasun, and Yeosu in South Jeolla Province, public voting was held, and the New Democratic Party candidate was so angry that he withdrew.\u003cbr\u003e Proxy voting took place in Jongno, Dongdaemun, Seodaemun, and other areas in Seoul, and there were countless ballot boxes filled with votes.\u003cbr\u003e Owl counting, where the lights are deliberately turned off and the votes are counted, has also become a popular method.\u003cbr\u003e A thug stormed into a polling station and chased out opposition observers.\u003cbr\u003e As vote rigging was carried out openly, some absurd things happened.\u003cbr\u003e There were 740,000 more voters than in the presidential election just a month ago.\u003cbr\u003e Whether the number of voters was reduced during the presidential election or increased during the general election, one of the two was manipulated. \u003cbr\u003eAll of these cases were evidence pointing to massive election fraud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Let's Recover the Stolen Tickets\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The desire for power ends only in death.\u003cbr\u003e The measure that stopped that endless desire was Article 69 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the presidential term is four years and that only one re-election is allowed.\u003cbr\u003e This means that one person can only stay in office for eight years at most.\u003cbr\u003e But to Park Chung-hee, who was just getting used to the power he held, it was absurd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Protect the Constitution\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy decided to create a new party by participating in the general election.\u003cbr\u003e Five years after the dissolution of the New Democratic Party, it was decided to re-establish a party that would follow the Democratic Party's orthodoxy.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party of Korea endured the darkest times and the longest political vacuum, becoming another chapter in the history of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e During a time when political activities were prohibited, Democratic Party members gathered together under the name of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy to fight and unite. \u003cbr\u003eThe Democratic Alliance for Democracy successfully experimented with integration and coalition politics, leaving a significant mark on the democratization of Korea.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Coalition for Democracy, which led the June Struggle of 1987 and achieved massive democratization, was dissolved on the last day of that year.\u003cbr\u003e Until the moment of its dissolution, the Minchuhyup was a beautiful organization that kept its promises.\u003cbr\u003e “We will fight with the dedication to return the glory of democracy we will finally achieve to history and the people, and to make all hardships and sacrifices our own, as the foundation of our activities.”\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Lighting the Dawn of Democracy\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On March 11, the New Democratic Party held a founding ceremony for the Seoul branch of the Constitutional Amendment Promotion Committee, with 1,500 party members from the Seoul area in attendance.\u003cbr\u003e Starting on this day, signature collection campaigns and branch formation rallies were held in various places including Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, Daejeon, and Cheongju.\u003cbr\u003e Kim Dae-jung was unable to attend the convention due to being confined to his home, but he recorded his speech and sent it to the convention. \u003cbr\u003eTens of thousands of people gathered each time the competition was held.\u003cbr\u003e Citizens and party members who finished the rally marched through the streets, chanting, “I will take the presidency into my own hands!”, “Democracy is the foundation of the world!”, and “Down with dictatorship!”\u003cbr\u003e The constitutional amendment petition campaign promoted by the New Democratic Party provided great stimulation to people from all walks of life.\u003cbr\u003e Religious circles, university professors, and students also issued declarations demanding constitutional amendments and actively participated in signature campaigns.\u003cbr\u003e As the atmosphere ripened, the New Democratic Party and non-governmental organizations joined forces to create and operate the 'National Liaison Organization for Democratization.'\u003cbr\u003e The people responded enthusiastically.\u003cbr\u003e The New Democratic Party, with its momentum rising, put more pressure on the government.\u003cbr\u003e He pledged that if the Constitution is not amended, “I will not nominate a candidate for the 1988 presidential election and will continue the election boycott struggle to the end.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Abolish the Constitution, Overthrow the Dictatorship\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Kim Dae-jung, who was nearing seventy, an indefinite hunger strike was a drastic measure.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party is in an awkward position. \u003cbr\u003eIf the fast was prolonged and any problems arose for Kim Dae-jung, an uncontrollable situation could have developed.\u003cbr\u003e Only then did they start making a fuss about how they would hurriedly decide on a party line and enter into negotiations.\u003cbr\u003e On the fourth day of the hunger strike, Kim Young-sam, who was an expert on hunger strikes, visited the People's Party headquarters.\u003cbr\u003e Kim Dae-jung earnestly appealed to Kim Young-sam as a comrade who had fought for democracy.\u003cbr\u003e “Local self-governance is the core of democratization, so don’t turn away from it even if you go to the ruling party.”\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Reclaiming Autonomy\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At 10:23 PM on December 3, Yoon Seok-yeol stood in front of the camera with a very angry face.\u003cbr\u003e He read the paper he took out of a yellow envelope, saying he would make an emergency address to the nation, and it was full of one-sided criticism of the opposition party and the National Assembly.\u003cbr\u003e He called the opposition party and the National Assembly “monsters that are destroying the liberal democratic system.” \u003cbr\u003eHe claimed that because of that monster, South Korea was facing the “fate of a lighthouse in the wind.”\u003cbr\u003e It was as the Democratic Party expected.\u003cbr\u003e Then, the speech suddenly changed into a declaration.\u003cbr\u003e At 10:27, Yoon Seok-yeol raised his voice and declared martial law with the goal of “eradicating all shameless pro-North Korean, anti-state forces.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Preventing Civil War\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With such a passionate heart and heavy shoulders, the Democratic Party celebrated its 70th anniversary.\u003cbr\u003e The age of seventy is often called the age of following one's heart.\u003cbr\u003e An age where you can follow your heart without straying from the path.\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party's 70 years have been a time of following the same spirit it had at its birth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- From \"Coming Out\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBirth, division, unification, suffering, resistance\u003cbr\u003e And victory!\u003cbr\u003e The Democratic Party's history continues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is divided into five chapters, each dealing with the Democratic Party's moments of 'birth', 'division', 'unification', 'suffering', and 'resistance'.\u003cbr\u003e The reason I did not adopt a diachronic, chronological narrative that records events over time is because I hoped to discover meaning within the Democratic Party's history by looking more closely at it.\u003cbr\u003e For example, in the struggle against the 1965 Korea-Japan Agreement, we can see the Democratic Party's divisions, unification, resistance, and suffering.\u003cbr\u003e When the full details of the humiliating agreement were made public, the Democratic Party members resisted by uniting as the 'People's Party.'\u003cbr\u003e We organized a National Struggle Committee to Oppose Japan's Humiliating Diplomacy and sought to unite the power of the citizens.\u003cbr\u003e However, voices were divided within the party over the method of resistance and the line of struggle, and ultimately a split could not be avoided.\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the Park Chung-hee regime's will to ensure the Korea-Japan Agreement was achieved was strong. \u003cbr\u003eThe Democratic Party had to suffer the humiliation of witnessing the bill being passed in a rushed manner right before their eyes.\u003cbr\u003e To truly understand the Democratic Party and its history, we must examine these aspects in detail, along with the unfolding of events.\u003cbr\u003e I hope that through this book, you will discover \"the reasons for recurring divisions and the driving force behind unification, the wounds of suffering and unyielding resistance,\" and gain a more three-dimensional understanding of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1.\u003cbr\u003e “The Moment of Birth” contains the story from the Syngman Rhee coup to the founding of the Democratic Party through unity under the banner of “anti-dictatorship democratization.”\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2.\u003cbr\u003e \"The Moment of Division\" contains the story of the split between the old and new factions immediately after the Democratic Party took power through the April 19 Revolution, up to the split of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy in 2015.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, Chapter 2 is also a chapter that contains the shameful history of the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. \u003cbr\u003e\"The Moment of Unification\" unfolds a joyful and moving history, from the founding of the People's Party in 1965, which rose up against the Korea-Japan Agreement, to the launch of the Democratic Party of Korea.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4.\u003cbr\u003e In \"Moments of Suffering,\" we looked back at the assassination of Vice President Jang Myeon and the terrorist attack on Lee Jae-myung, and tried to show the courage and perseverance of the Democratic Party, which has moved forward without being discouraged despite severe hardships and trials.\u003cbr\u003e And the last 「Chapter 5.\u003cbr\u003e \"Moments of Resistance\" covers proud moments in the history of Korean democracy, from the 1958 National Security Law incident to the Yoon Seok-yeol rebellion, when citizens resisted with an indomitable spirit.\u003cbr\u003e For readers who want to know the chronological flow of events and examine them in more detail, the book includes a chronology, a genealogy of the Democratic Party, and an index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“The Democratic Party my father loved\u003cbr\u003e “The Democratic Party my son will love”\u003cbr\u003e Dreaming of a true 'century-old party'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAuthor Park Hyuk recalls his father explaining 'political geography' to him while holding a social studies textbook from his childhood.\u003cbr\u003e The book was filled with photos and articles of the Peace Democratic Party members of the National Assembly.\u003cbr\u003e These were things my father had cut and pasted directly from the newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e In those days when it was difficult to survive day to day, the Democratic Party, which fought against violence and absurdity, was my father's hero.\u003cbr\u003e As a young man, the author dreamed of studying abroad in Germany, but was unable to achieve his dream.\u003cbr\u003e This was because he received a suspended sentence for participating in student activist activities.\u003cbr\u003e At that time, Kim Dae-jung was elected president.\u003cbr\u003e The author was pardoned and rehabilitated, and received a doctorate in political science from Germany.\u003cbr\u003e Afterwards, I started working as a research fellow at the Democratic Research Institute.\u003cbr\u003e These were all things I had never planned or aimed for in advance. \u003cbr\u003eSo, the author says, when you look back on all those past days, you realize that you have unknowingly infiltrated the Democratic Party and are living the same history as the Democratic Party.\u003cbr\u003e This is not just the story of one individual named Park Hyuk.\u003cbr\u003e As Kim Chang-gyu's recommendation states, this book \"has the scent of the time everyone has walked, who has loved and sometimes hated the Democratic Party.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Putting aside the reasons they loved the Democratic Party, what made them unable to love it, even to the point of hating it? The Democratic Party's 70-year history \"has shone with passionate struggle and brilliant glory, but it has also suffered deep wounds and repeated painful divisions.\" Of course, there is no democracy without conflict.\u003cbr\u003e This is because democracy is about different people discussing and debating within systems and procedures, coordinating opinions, and embracing differences to achieve harmony. \u003cbr\u003eEven so, why did they fight so bitterly? Why did they have to break up so often? Did they have to leave behind such a painful past? The most important question is this:\u003cbr\u003e 'How can we avoid repeating that painful past?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the night of the civil war on December 3, 2024, the Democratic Party, with the support of citizens who blocked the martial law army, opened the National Assembly and succeeded in lifting martial law.\u003cbr\u003e At that tense moment, the author, a Democratic Party official, was also in the National Assembly.\u003cbr\u003e And then, for several months, he stood in the square with his son until Yoon Seok-yeol was finally impeached on April 4, 2025.\u003cbr\u003e Holding a cheering stick in one hand and holding his son's hand in the other, the author realized something as he shouted, \"Impeach Yoon Seok-yeol and eradicate the rebellion.\"\u003cbr\u003e That he didn't have to spread out social studies textbooks to teach his son about the Democratic Party and democracy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLooking back at the history of the Democratic Party, the author says that cracks always began with self-righteousness and impatience.\u003cbr\u003e No one can confidently answer the question of how to eradicate that deep-rooted sentiment.\u003cbr\u003e The important thing is that “party democracy must be realized.”\u003cbr\u003e (…) More party members should participate in decision-making in a more democratic way, and the party should respect those decisions.\u003cbr\u003e A member-sovereign political party, a member-centered political party.\u003cbr\u003e That is the path the Democratic Party must take.” We must also inform our next generation that the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea has always been, is, and will always be in the hands of the people.\u003cbr\u003e This book is also a history of those who fought to protect the principles of democracy and popular sovereignty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I hope that the history that has been passed down to us from our ancestors will unfold in a better way in the next generation. \u003cbr\u003eA freer, more just, more democratic history.\u003cbr\u003e So they move towards a much more hopeful future.\u003cbr\u003e The reason why people have valued history for a long time is precisely why we must learn and teach history.\u003cbr\u003e I hope that 『The History of the Democratic Party 1955-2025』 will be a book that will be of great use in creating such a bright future. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600 pages | 906g | 154*225*35mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791159259593\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1159259593 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894379020330,"sku":"140658","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/28510241e1968f0ad5a9cd7b07def1a6.jpg?v=1765432097","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/140658","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}