Chun Doo-hwan President

Chun Doo-hwan (Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌnduhwan] born 18 January 1931) is a ROK Army general who served as the leader of South Korea from 1979 to 1988, ruling as an unelected military dictator from December 1979 to September 1980, and the fifth President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Chun was sentenced to death in 1996 for his role in the Gwangju Massacre, but later pardoned by President Kim Young-sam with the advice of then President-elect Kim Dae-jung, who Chun's administration had sentenced to death some 20 years earlier.

Personal facts

Chun Doo-hwan
Alias (AKA)Tankchun Tankboy General Chun
Birth dateJanuary 18, 1931
Birth place
South Korea , South Gyeongsang Province , Hapcheon County , Korea under Japanese rule
Nationality
Korea
Religion
Buddhism
Education
Korea Military Academy
Spouse
Rhee Soon-ja

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Politician

military operations
Vietnam War
military branch
Republic of Korea Army
military commandDefense Security Command KCIA
military rank
Daejang
party
Democratic Justice Party
prime minister
Yoo Chang-soon
Chin Iee Chong
Kim Chung Yul
Kim Sang Hyup
Lee Han Key
Lho Shin Yong
service start1955
service end1981
successor

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