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The '''Republic of Korea''' ('''ROK'''), commonly called '''South Korea''', is a US puppet state on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. To the north is the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]], commonly called North Korea.  
The '''Republic of Korea''' ('''ROK'''), commonly called '''South Korea''', is a US puppet state occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. The rest of Korea is governed by the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]], commonly called North Korea.  


Since the ROK is a bourgeois republic (a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, in Marxist terminology) is is riddled with corruption and political scandals. All four living former South Korean presidents have been sentenced to prison for various crimes ranging from abuse of authority to bribery and embezzlement.<ref name="aei">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/asia/south-koreas-troubling-history-of-jailing-ex-presidents/|title=South Korea's troubling history of jailing ex-presidents|work=AEI|date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|date=|title=Former South Korean president sentenced to prison {{!}} DW {{!}} 30 November 2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/former-south-korean-president-sentenced-to-prison/a-55779280|access-date=10 February 2021|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/22/2013082201400.html|title=Ex-President Roh Tae-woo to Pay Remainder of Massive Fine|date=22 August 2013|work=The Chosunilbo|language=en|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Korea : President's impeachment on a background of political scandal|url=http://perspective.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/servlet/BMAnalyse?codeAnalyse=2320|agency=Université de Sherbrooke|website=Perspective Monde|language=fr|date=7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbcsource">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45756561|title=South Korea ex-leader jailed for 15 years|work=BBC News|date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
Since the ROK is a bourgeois republic (a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, in Marxist terminology) is is riddled with corruption and political scandals. All four living former South Korean presidents have been sentenced to prison for various crimes ranging from abuse of authority to bribery and embezzlement.<ref name="aei">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/asia/south-koreas-troubling-history-of-jailing-ex-presidents/|title=South Korea's troubling history of jailing ex-presidents|work=AEI|date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|date=|title=Former South Korean president sentenced to prison {{!}} DW {{!}} 30 November 2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/former-south-korean-president-sentenced-to-prison/a-55779280|access-date=10 February 2021|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/22/2013082201400.html|title=Ex-President Roh Tae-woo to Pay Remainder of Massive Fine|date=22 August 2013|work=The Chosunilbo|language=en|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Korea : President's impeachment on a background of political scandal|url=http://perspective.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/servlet/BMAnalyse?codeAnalyse=2320|agency=Université de Sherbrooke|website=Perspective Monde|language=fr|date=7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbcsource">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45756561|title=South Korea ex-leader jailed for 15 years|work=BBC News|date=5 October 2018}}</ref>

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The Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly called South Korea, is a US puppet state occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. The rest of Korea is governed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly called North Korea.

Since the ROK is a bourgeois republic (a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, in Marxist terminology) is is riddled with corruption and political scandals. All four living former South Korean presidents have been sentenced to prison for various crimes ranging from abuse of authority to bribery and embezzlement.[1][2][3][4][5]

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