ˈæftɚɹ ɪts ɪnˈɪʃəl sˈiːʒɚɹ ʌv pˈaʊɚɹ ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ðɪs pɹˈaɪvət pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən meɪntˈeɪnd ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪnfluːəns ɪn sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːən pˈɑːlətˌɪks θɹuːˈaʊt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ dɪsbˈændᵻd baɪ fˈoːɹs wɛn tʃˈʌn dˈuːˈeɪtʃwˈæn ænd ɹˈoʊ tˈiːwˈuː wɜː pˌʊt ˌɔn tɹˈaɪəl ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z sˈuːn ˈæftɚ kˈɪm jˈʌŋsˈæm bɪkˌeɪm pɹˈɛzɪdənt.
After its initial seizure of power on December 12, 1979, this private political organization maintained great influence in South Korean politics throughout the 1980s, but was later disbanded by force when Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-Woo were put on trial in the middle of the 1990s soon after Kim Young-sam became president.