New Democratic Party (South Korea)

New Democratic Party
신민당
AbbreviationNDP
LeaderYu Jin-oh
Founded
  • February 7, 1967 (1967-02-07)
  • September 22, 1969 (1969-09-22)
Dissolved
  • September 8, 1969 (1969-09-08)
  • October 27, 1980 (1980-10-27)
Party flag
New Democratic Party
Hangul
신민당
Hanja
新民黨
RRSinmindang
MRSinmindang

The New Democratic Party (NDP; Korean: 신민당) 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.