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Documents for "Korean History: Biographies":

• Chun Doo Hwan 1931-, Korean military leader, president of South Korea (1980-88). An army officer, Chun rose to power in a coup following the murder (1979) of South Korean President Park Chung Hee. As president, Chun banned many of his opponents from politics and passed (1980) a new authoritarian constitution. In 1981 he lifted martial law, in effect since 1979. In 1987 he picked Roh Tae Woo...

• Kim Dae Jung 1924-, president (1998-2003) of South Korea. A native of South Jeolla prov. and a long-time campaigner for increased democracy and writer on international issues, Kim first ran for president in...

• Kim Il Sung 1912-94, North Korean political leader, chief of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948-94); originally named Kim Sung Chu. While fighting Japanese occupation forces in the...

• Kim Young Sam 1927-, South Korean political leader, b. Gyeongsang prov. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1954 and served nine terms. A long-time political dissident and opponent of military rule,...

• Park Chung Hee 1917-79, president (1963-79) of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Starting (1940) his military career in the Japanese army, he joined the new South Korean army after the establishment of Korean...

• Rhee, Syngman 1875-1965, Korean statesman, president of the Republic of Korea (1948-60). Early an advocate of Korean independence, he led a demonstration against the Japanese in 1897 and was condemned to life...

• Roh Moo Hyun 1946-, South Korean politician, president (2003-) of South Korea. A lawyer who defended antigovernment activists in the early 1980s, he was elected to the national assembly in 1988 and served on...