World & Nation
A South Korean dissident’s unauthorized visit to North Korea turned more controversial with word that he met North Korean President Kim Il Sung and discussed reunification of the two Koreas.
March 29, 1989
South Korean dissident Moon Ik Hwan, on an unauthorized visit to North Korea, will face legal action carrying a maximum penalty of death when he returns, a government spokesman said.
March 27, 1989
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South Korea’s major opposition party charged Tuesday that the government of President Chun Doo Hwan is to blame for the false reports of North Korean President Kim Il Sung’s death because it hastily made official announcements based on rumors.
Nov. 19, 1986
A week after announcing mistakenly that North Korean President Kim Il Sung had been shot to death, the government of President Chun Doo Hwan is now using the incident to try to persuade the opposition New Korea Democratic Party to cancel a scheduled rally that could attract a million people Saturday in Seoul.
Nov. 25, 1986
South Korea proposed a meeting of prime ministers with archenemy North Korea, but it said the two countries should first discuss a controversial northern dam project, families divided by the Korean War and trade.
March 18, 1987
Dissident Moon Ik Hwan returned Thursday from an illegal trip to North Korea and was immediately arrested on charges of violating South Korea’s tough anti-communist laws.
April 14, 1989
South Korean prosecutors indicted a dissident priest for breaching national security laws by making a 10-day unauthorized visit to Communist North Korea.
June 1, 1989
South Korea’s governing and opposition leaders proposed Saturday to compensate victims of a 1980 crackdown as part of an arrangement to settle corruption charges against the government of former President Chun Doo Hwan.
Dec. 17, 1989
South Korea’s government deeply embarrassed itself last week when it rushed to announce the death in a purported power struggle of Kim Il Sung, the Communist dictator of North Korea.
Nov. 27, 1986