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Chun Doo-hwan (Korean: 전두환; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌnduɦwɐn] or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.
- 1951–1987
- Democratic Justice
Nov 23, 2021 · Chun Doo-hwan, Ex-Military Dictator in South Korea, Dies at 90 The country’s most vilified former military dictator, he seized power in a coup and ruled his country with an iron fist for most...
Apr 12, 2024 · Chun Doo-Hwan (born January 18, 1931, Hapch’ŏn, South Kyŏngsang, Korea [now in South Korea]—died November 23, 2021, Seoul, South Korea) Korean soldier and politician who was president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Born into a peasant family, Chun entered the Korean Military Academy in 1951.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Nov 23, 2021 · Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his...
Nov 23, 2021 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds while in office, died Tuesday.
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Nov 23, 2021 · Nov. 23, 2021 1:58 AM PT. SEOUL —. Chun Doo-hwan, a one-time authoritarian ruler of South Korea who came to power in a military coup and oversaw a brutal crackdown on democratic protesters ...
Nov 23, 2021 · Former South Korean president, Chun Doo-hwan, who presided over the infamous Gwangju massacre during his iron-fisted eight-year rule, has died aged 90. Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood...
