The World - News from April 29, 1987
Students fought police on campuses across South Korea, and hundreds of Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy joined in fasts and protests of President Chun Doo Hwan’s refusal to consider constitutional reform. Officials said 4,000 students conducted rallies at 18 universities in Seoul and elsewhere and that most ended in clashes with riot police. Chun announced April 13 that all debate on constitutional change will be halted until after next year’s Summer Olympics. Dissidents want the constitution changed to provide for direct presidential elections.
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