Roh Tae-woo President

Roh Tae-woo (Korean pronunciation: [no tʰɛ.u]; born December 4, 1932), is a former South Korean politician and ROK Army general who served as the sixth president of South Korea from 25 February 1988 to 25 February 1993.

Personal facts

Roh Tae-woo
Birth dateDecember 04, 1932
Birth place
South Korea , Daegu , Korea under Japanese rule
Nationality
Korea
Religion
Buddhism
Education
Korea Military Academy
Spouse
Kim Ok-suk

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Politician

military operations
Vietnam War
military branch
Republic of Korea Army
military command9th Infantry Division Capital Defense Command Defense Security Command
military rank
General officer
party
Democratic Justice Party
prime minister
Hyun Soong-jong
Kang Young-hoon
Chung Won-shik
Roh Jai Bong
Shin Hyon Hwak
service start1955
service end1981
successor
Kim Young-sam

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