Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)
Democratic Party 민주당 | |
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| Abbreviation | DP |
| Founded | 18 September 1955 |
| Dissolved | 1964 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Nationalist Party |
| Merged into | People's Party |
| Ideology | Democracy Conservatism Anti-Left wing |
| Colors | Blue |
| Democratic Party | |
| Hangul | 민주당 |
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| Hanja | 民主黨 |
| RR | Minjudang |
| MR | Minjudang |
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The Democratic Party (DP; Korean: 민주당; RR: Minjudang) was a political party in South Korea. The party was the first truly organized liberal opposition against Syngman Rhee's conservative Liberal Party, and is considered as the predecessor to the lineage of the South Korean liberal parties.