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Roh Tae-woo (Korean: 노태우; Hanja: 盧泰愚; Korean pronunciation: [no.tʰɛ̝.u]; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the 6th (13th election) president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. He was the first democratically elected president of South Korea.
Apr 18, 2024 · Roh Tae-Woo (born December 4, 1932, near Taegu, Korea [now in South Korea]—died October 26, 2021, Seoul, South Korea) was a Korean military officer and politician who, as president of South Korea (1988–93), instituted democratic reforms.
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Oct 26, 2021 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, a major player in a 1979 coup who later became president in a landmark democratic election before ending his tumultuous political career in prison, died in hospital on Tuesday in the capital of Seoul. He was 88.
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Oct 26, 2021 · SEOUL — Roh Tae-woo, South Korea’s last military-backed president who forged ties with Communist foes and tolerated the country’s rambunctious transition from dictatorship to democracy, but ...
Oct 26, 2021 · Roh Tae-woo, a South Korean army general who participated in a 1979 military coup and who later became president in a landmark democratic election before ending his tumultuous political...
Oct 26, 2021 · South Korean former president Roh Tae-woo, a decorated war veteran who played a pivotal but controversial role in the transition to democratic elections from rule by authoritarian...
Oct 26, 2021 · Roh Tae-woo, who participated in a military coup, won a presidential election and eventually found himself imprisoned for corruption, dies at 88.
