The World - News from Feb. 21, 1986
South Korean police lifted house arrests imposed a day earlier on about 200 opposition politicians to prevent their attending a meeting to push for direct presidential elections. Police also lifted their one-day blockade of the headquarters of the main opposition party, where the meeting was to have been held. Dissident Kim Young Sam was among those allowed to leave their homes, but fellow dissident Kim Dae Jung remained under house arrest for the ninth day. Critics of the government vowed to continue campaigning for election reform.
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