New Democratic Party (South Korea)

The New Democratic Party (, NDP) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1967 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year. It was the main opposition party during the Park Chung-hee dictatorial regime, and especially since 1972, when the Yushin constitution was put into effect.

Timeline of the party

 * 7 February 1967 – founded as a coalition of the parties opposing the Park regime – that is, the New Korea Party led by former President Yun Bo-seon and Populist Party led by Park Sun-cheon.
 * 21 February 1967 – officially registered.
 * 8 September 1969 – internal party crisis, as there is no consensus about the amendment of the constitution to allow Park Chung-hee run for a third reelection.
 * 21 September 1969 – the party is again registered.
 * 26 January 1970 – the Liberal Party representatives join the NDP.
 * 3 February 1970 – the independents in the National Assembly of South Korea join the NDP to strengthen the opposition.
 * March 1971 – the party unanimously elects Kim Dae-jung as candidate in the presidential election.
 * 1973-1979 – Kim Young-sam as New Democratic Party leader in the National Assembly
 * 27 October 1980 – the party is dissolved by the transitory dispositions of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of South Korea.