Reunification Democratic Party 통일민주당 統一民主黨 | |
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Leader | Kim Young-sam |
Founded | 1 May 1987 |
Dissolved | 1 January 1990 |
Split from | New Korean Democratic |
Merged into | Democratic Liberal |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
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Reunification Democratic Party | |
Hangul | 통일민주당 |
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Hanja | 統一民主黨 |
Revised Romanization | Tongilminjudang |
McCune–Reischauer | T'ongilminjudang |
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The Reunification Democratic Party (RDP; Korean: 통일민주당; RR: Tongilminjudang; lit. United Democratic Party) was a political party of South Korea from 1987 to 1990. The party was established in April 1987 by Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam, splitting from the New Korean Democratic Party. The party faced another split later that year with Kim Dae-jung and his followers organizing Peace Democratic Party. The party later merged with conservative Democratic Justice Party and New Democratic Republican Party in January 1990. The party members who opposed the merger formed the Democratic Party. The party had strong support in the Southeastern region of the country, including the South Gyeongsang Province and the city of Busan.