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Friday, 17 December, 1999, 16:32 GMT
KOREAN ELECTIONS 97  
Kim Dae Jung: A political profile
BBC Asia specialist Larry Jagan profiles the veteran former dissident who has become South Korea's president at his fourth attempt.  audio
No tears for outgoing President
Kim Young Sam promised to clean-up the political system. He leaves office enmeshed in scandal and overseeing a country in the midst of a crisis of confidence
South Korea: A political history
Born at the start of the Cold war, the Republic of Korea has struggled to achieve a genuinely democratic system of government.
Chaebols blamed for Korea's economic failure
The BBC's Asia-Pacific Editor, Larry Jagan, considers how easy it will be to dismantle the symbiotic ties between Chaebol leaders and South Korea's politicians. audio
Lee Hoi-chang: A political profile
BBC Asia Specialist Larry Jagan reports from Seoul on Lee Hoi-chang, the defeated nationalist candidate who had high hopes of becoming president of South Korea. |
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