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| The disaster management system of Korea dates back to ¡°buyeok¡± (compulsory service) in the era of the Three Kingdoms, which was succeeded by ¡°hyangyak¡± in the Joseon dynasty and then by the Civil Defense Basic Law enacted in 1975, when Korea gained independence. |
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| NEMA, which used to be the Headquarters of Civil Defense and Disaster Management in the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, was opened on June 1, 2004. |
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| NEMA¡¯s main objective is to protect the lives and properties of the Korean people from the large-scale disasters that have repeatedly occurred in Korea every year since the 1990s. |
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