Birth of Syngman Rhee (Period: March 26, 1875, Location: Pyongsan County, Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea (present-day Pyongsan County))

Marriage (Syngman Rhee and Park Seung-seon)

Participation in the Independence Club and Political Reform Movement

Suppression of the Independence Club and the All-People's Joint Association

Birth of Chang Myon (Period: August 28, 1899, Location: Jeokseon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (then Hanseong))

Birth and Early Life (Chang Myon, Period: August 28, 1899, Location: Jeokseon-dong, Jongno-gu, Hanseong, Korean Empire (Present-day Jeokseon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea))

Russo-Japanese War

Study in the United States and Diplomatic Activities for Independence

Education at Incheon Bakmun School (Chang Myon)

Birth of Lee Byung-chul (Period: February 12, 1910, Location: Junggyo-ri, Jeonggok-myeon, Uireong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea (an area still belonging to Uireong-gun today))

Birth and Early Life (Lee Byung-chul, Period: February 12, 1910, Location: Jonggok-ri, Jeonggok-myeon, Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korean Empire)

105-Man Incident

Birth of Chung Ju-yung (Period: November 25, 1915, Location: Tongchon-gun, Kangwon-do, North Korea (equivalent to a county in current administrative divisions))

Marriage

Marriage (Chang Myon and Kim Ok-yun)

Graduation from Suwon Agriculture and Forestry School (Chang Myon)

Birth of Park Chung-hee (Period: November 14, 1917, Location: Sangmo-ri, Gumi-myeon, Seonsan-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea (present-day Gumi-si))

Studies and Teaching Career at YMCA Village School

First President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea

March 1st Movement

Study in the United States

Birth and Early Life (Kim Dae-jung, Period: January 6, 1924 (Actual solar birthday is considered January 8), Location: Haewido, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea)

Birth of Kim Dae-jung (Period: January 6, 1924 (The date he personally used as his birthday throughout his life; his actual birth date according to the solar calendar is considered to be January 8, 1924, and December 3, 1923, in the lunar calendar), Location: Haeui Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea (present-day Haeui-myeon, Sinan-gun))

Catholic Education and School Management (Chang Myon)

Visit to Italy and Return to Korea (Chang Myon)

Birth of Kim Jong-pil (Period: January 7, 1926, Location: Bangyo-ri, Oesan-myeon, Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea (an area still belonging to Buyeo-gun today))

Birth and Early Life (Kim Jong-pil, Period: January 7, 1926, Location: Bangyo-ri, Oesan-myeon, Buyeo-gun, Chunchongnam-do under Japanese rule (Present-day Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea))

Birth of Kim Jae-gyu (Period: April 9, 1924 (Listed as March 6, 1926, in the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, showing discrepancies among sources regarding his birth date), Location: Seonsan-eup, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea)

Birth and Early Life (Kim Jae-gyu, Period: April 9, 1924 (March 6, 1926 according to other sources), Location: Seonsan-eup, Seonsan-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do under Japanese rule (Present-day Seonsan-eup, Gumi-si, Korea))

Marriage (Lee Byung-chul and Park Doo-eul)

Birth of Kim Young-sam (Period: December 20, 1927 (Official date of registration on the family register; records regarding the exact birth date in the lunar calendar or actual birth date vary depending on sources), Location: Oepo-ri, Jangmok-myeon, Tongyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea (present-day Jangmok-myeon, Geoje-si))

Birth and Early Life (Kim Young-sam, Period: December 20, 1927, Location: Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea (Waepo-ri, Jangmok-面, Tongyeong-gun at the time))

Business Activities and Wartime Economic Controls in Korea under Japanese Rule

Study in Japan

Enrollment in and Graduation from Andong Agricultural High School (Kim Jae-gyu)

Relocation to Seoul after Leaving Hometown (Chung Ju-yung)

Birth of Chun Doo-hwan (Period: January 18, 1931, Location: Yulgok-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea)

Birth of Roh Tae-woo (Period: December 4, 1932, Location: Near Dalseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea (present-day Daegu Metropolitan City))

Marriage (Syngman Rhee and Francesca Donner)

Marriage (Park Chung-hee and Kim Ho-nam)

Management of Kyongil Rice Store

Marriage (Chung Ju-yung and Byeon Joong-seok)

Establishment of Kyongdong Rice Mill

Graduation from Daegu Normal School and Primary School Teacher (Park Chung-hee)

Establishment of Samsung Sanghoe

World War II

Management of Chosun Brewing

Regulations on the Rice Distribution Business and Loss of Business under Japanese Rule

Enrollment in the Manchukuo Military Academy and the Imperial Japanese Army Academy

Establishment of A-do Auto Repair Shop

Graduation from Mokpo Commercial High School (Kim Dae-jung)

Forced Consolidation of Auto Repair Shops

Aviation Training in the Imperial Japanese Military

Entry into the Shipping Business

Enrollment in the College of Education, Seoul National University

Service as a Teacher

Marriage (Kim Jae-gyu and Kim Young-hee)

Return to Korea after Liberation and Campaign for the Establishment of a Sole South Korean Government (Syngman Rhee)

Enlistment in the South Korean Military and Military Career (Park Chung-hee)

Marriage (Kim Dae-jung and Cha Yong-ae)

Participation in the Interim Legislative Assembly under US Military Government

Establishment of Hyundai Auto Service

Enrollment in and Graduation from the South Korean Defense Academy (Kim Jae-gyu)

Promotion as an Army Officer (Kim Jae-gyu)

Entrance to Daegu Technical High School and Admission to the Korea Military Academy (Chun Doo-hwan)

Relocation of Business Base to Seoul

Establishment of Hyundai Engineering and Construction

Jeju April 3 Incident

Delegation of South Korean Representatives to the UN General Assembly

Inauguration as the First President of the Republic of Korea (Syngman Rhee)

Yeosu–Suncheon Rebellion

Purge of the Military Following the Yeosu–Suncheon Rebellion

Land Reform

Assumption of Office as the First South Korean Ambassador to the United States (Chang Myon)

Graduation from the Korea Military Academy (Kim Jong-pil)

Marriage (Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo)

Detention by North Korean Forces During the Korean War and Escape

Service in the Korean War

Relocation to Busan Due to the Korean War

Reconstruction and Construction Projects for Bridges and Roads Across the Han River

Bodo League Massacre

Evacuation and Diplomatic Activities of the Syngman Rhee Administration During the Korean War

Korean War

Assumption of Office as the 2nd Prime Minister (Chang Myon)

Graduation from Kyungpook High School and Admission to the Korea Military Academy (Roh Tae-woo)

Graduation from Seoul National University (Kim Young-sam)

Marriage (Kim Young-sam and Son Myeong-sun)

Kinship Relationship with Park Chung-hee

Marriage (Kim Jong-pil and Park Young-ok)

Busan Political Crisis

Excerpt Amendments and Introduction of Direct Presidential Elections

Establishment of Cheil Jedang

Signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the Republic of Korea and the United States

First Election to the National Assembly

Establishment of Cheil Industries

Rounding-off (Sasa-o-ip) Constitutional Amendment

Graduation from the Korea Military Academy and Start of Military Career (Chun Doo-hwan)

Military Career in the South Korean Army

Participation in the Formation of the Democratic Party

Assumption of Office as the 4th Vice President (Chang Myon)

Entry into the Insurance and Financial Sectors

Marriage (Chun Doo-hwan and Lee Soon-ja)

Marriage (Roh Tae-woo and Kim Ok-suk)

Preparation of the Five-Year Economic Development Plan

Activities in the Korea Scout Association

Soyang Dam Construction Project

February 28 Daegu Student Pro-Democracy Movement

March 15 Election Fraud

April Revolution and Presidential Resignation (Syngman Rhee)

April Revolution

Exile to Hawaii and Death (Syngman Rhee)

Assumption of Office as Prime Minister of the Second Republic (Chang Myon)

Assumption of Office as the First Director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (Kim Jong-pil)

Corporate Management Following the May 16 Military Coup

Support for the May 16 Military Coup

Hiding and Restrictions on Political Activities Following the Military Coup

May 16 Military Coup and Reorganization of the Business Community

Entry into Politics and First Election to the National Assembly

May 16 Military Coup

Participation in and Support for the May 16 Military Coup

May 16 Military Coup of 1961

Ouster Following the May 16 Military Coup

Planning and Execution of the May 16 Military Coup

Establishment of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA)

Assumption of Office as Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction (Park Chung-hee)

Establishment and Inaugural Chairmanship of the Federation of Korean Industries (Lee Byung-chul)

Five-Year Economic Development Plans and Export-Oriented Industrialization

Promotion of the Normalization of South Korea–Japan Relations

Marriage (Kim Dae-jung and Lee Hee-ho)

Negotiations for the Normalization of South Korea–Japan Relations and the Kim–Ohira Memorandum

Service at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency

Re-election to the National Assembly and Opposition Activities

Establishment of the Democratic Republican Party

Inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (Park Chung-hee)

People's Revolutionary Party Incidents (First and Second)

Deployment of South Korean Troops to the Vietnam War

Protests Against the Treaty on Basic Relations Between Japan and the Republic of Korea

Protests Against the Normalization of South Korea–Japan Relations

June 3 Movement (Demonstrations Against the South Korea–Japan Talks)

Establishment of the Samsung Foundation of Culture

Signing of the Treaty on Basic Relations Between Japan and the Republic of Korea

Death of Syngman Rhee

Launch of JoongAng Ilbo

Second Korean War

Establishment of Korea General Hospital

Saccharin Smuggling Incident of Hankook Fertilizer

Death of Chang Myon

Death (Chang Myon)

Construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway

Campaign Against the Constitutional Amendment for a Third Presidential Term

Establishment of Samsung Electronics

Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement)

Vietnam War

Deployment to Vietnam and Assumption of Command of the 29th Regiment (Chun Doo-hwan)

Business Diversification of Samsung Group

Construction of Jubail Industrial Port in Saudi Arabia

Opposition to the Yushin System and Deterioration of Relations with Park Chung-hee

Nomination as New Democratic Party Presidential Candidate

1971 Presidential Election

1971 Traffic Accident and Alleged Assassination Attempt

Assumption of Office as the 9th Prime Minister (Kim Jong-pil)

Movement Opposing the Yushin System

Anti-Yushin Campaign in the United States and Japan

Establishment of Hyundai Heavy Industries and Construction of Ulsan Shipyard

Enactment of the Yushin Constitution and Inauguration of the Fourth Republic

October Yushin and Exile of Kim Dae-jung (Kim Dae-jung)

Enactment of the Yushin Constitution and Establishment of the Yushin System

Assumption of Office as a Member of the National Assembly (Kim Jae-gyu)

Diplomacy with Japan Following the Kim Dae-jung Kidnapping Incident

Kim Dae-jung Kidnapping Incident

Assumption of Office as President of the New Democratic Party (Kim Young-sam)

Pro-Democratization Movement and Imprisonment

Mun Se-gwang Incident (Attempted Assassination of President Park Chung-hee)

Marriage to Yuk Young-soo

Assumption of Office as Minister of Construction (Kim Jae-gyu)

March 1 Declaration for Democracy and National Salvation

Opening of Yongin Farmland

Assumption of Office as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Kim Jae-gyu)

Establishment of Asan Foundation

Activities as a Leading Business Executive Representing the South Korean Industrial Sector

Launch of Samsung Semiconductor Business

Assumption of Office as Commander of the Defense Security Command (Chun Doo-hwan)

YH Trade Incident

Sit-in Protest by Female Workers of YH Trade

Seeking a Return to Politics Following the Assassination of Park Chung-hee

Investigation by Chun Doo-hwan and the Rise of the New Military Faction

Incident of Kim Young-sam's Expulsion from the National Assembly

Incident of Stripping Kim Young-sam of His National Assembly Seat

Bu-Ma Democratic Protests

Death of Park Chung-hee

October 26 Incident (Assassination of Park Chung-hee)

Assassination of the President and End of the Yushin System

October 26 Incident (Assassination of President Park Chung-hee)

Execution of the October 26 Incident

Arrest and Military Trial of Kim Jae-gyu

Seizure of Military Control

December 12 Military Coup

Ban on Political Activities and House Arrest by the Chun Doo-hwan Administration

Establishment of Management Philosophy and Succession Structure

Death Sentence and Execution

Establishment of the Special Committee for National Defense Measures

Arrest and Death Sentence under the Chun Doo-hwan Administration

Restrictions on Political Activities under the Chun Doo-hwan Administration

May 17 Measure to Extend Martial Law

Gwangju Uprising (May 18 Democratic Uprising)

Death of Kim Jae-gyu

Execution of Kim Jae-gyu

Inauguration of the Fifth Republic

Preparations for the Seoul Olympic Games

Cabinet and High Government Posts under the Chun Doo-hwan Administration

Contribution to Bidding for and Winning the Seoul Olympic Games

Inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (Chun Doo-hwan)

Opening of Ho-Am Art Museum

Exile to the United States (Kim Dae-jung)

Kim Young-sam's Hunger Strike

Rangoon Bombing

Establishment of the Council for the Promotion of Democratization

Resumption of Political Activities and Formation of the Reunification Democratic Party

Formation of the New Korea and Democratic Party and Pro-Democratization Movement

Labor Disputes in the Hyundai Group

Resignation from the Position of Chairman of Hyundai Group

June Democratic Struggle

Assumption of Office as Chairman of the Democratic Justice Party and Presidential Candidate (Roh Tae-woo)

June Democratic Struggle

June 29 Declaration

Formation of the New Democratic Republican Party

Death of Lee Byung-chul

Victory in the Republic of Korea Presidential Election

Candidacy in the 1987 Presidential Election

1987 Presidential Election

Promotion of Nordpolitik (Northern Policy)

Presidential Retirement and Seclusion at Baekdamsa Temple

Inauguration as the 13th President (Roh Tae-woo)

Hosting of the Seoul Olympic Games

Merger into the Democratic Liberal Party

Three-Party Merger

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between South Korea and the Soviet Union

Simultaneous Admission of South and North Korea to the United Nations

Adoption of the Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-Aggression, and Exchanges and Cooperation Between the South and the North

Formation of the Unification National Party

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with China

Candidacy in the 1992 South Korean Presidential Election

Victory in the Presidential Election

1992 Presidential Election

Public Disclosure of Officials' Assets and Anti-Corruption Reforms

Retirement from the Presidency

Inauguration as the 14th President (Kim Young-sam)

Introduction of the Real-Name Financial System

Response to the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Crisis

Trial of Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo for Treason and Corruption

Roh Tae-woo Secret Political Slush Fund Scandal

Treason and Rebellion Trials of Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo

Arrest and Prosecution of Former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo

Dismantling of the Former Japanese General-Government Building

Formation of the United Liberal Democrats

Formation of the National Congress for New Politics

Arrest, Conviction, and Special Amnesty

1997 Asian Financial Crisis

Asian Financial Crisis and Request for IMF Assistance

DJP Coalition

Special Amnesty and Release

Promotion of the Sunshine Policy

Promotion of Mount Kumgang Tourism Project

Indirect Contribution to the Inter-Korean Summit

End of Presidential Term and Transfer of Power

Inauguration as the 15th President (Kim Dae-jung)

Coalition with the Kim Dae-jung Administration and Assumption of Office as the 31st Prime Minister (Kim Jong-pil)

Visit to North Korea with a Herd of Cattle

Launch of Mount Kumgang Tourism Project

Remittance Controversy to North Korea

Inter-Korean Summit

Award of the Nobel Peace Prize (Kim Dae-jung)

Death of Chung Ju-yung

Retirement from Politics (Kim Jong-pil)

Defeat in the 2004 General Election and Retirement from Politics (Kim Jong-pil)

Death of Kim Dae-jung

Death (Kim Dae-jung)

Death of Kim Young-sam

Death (Kim Young-sam)

Defamation Trial

Death of Kim Jong-pil

Death (Kim Jong-pil)

Death of Roh Tae-woo

Death (Roh Tae-woo)

Death of Chun Doo-hwan

Death (Chun Doo-hwan)