Chun Doo-hwan


 

Chun Doo-hwan (born 18 January, 1931) was a Korean military officer and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. He established an authoritarian constitution. Sentenced to death in 1996, Chun was later given pardon by President Kim Dae Jung whom he himself sentenced to death some 20 years earlier.

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18 January - 1931 - Korea - President - South Korea - 1980 - 1988 - Authoritarian - Constitution - 1996 - Kim Dae Jung

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Introduction
The road to power
Years in office
An embattled ex-President
External links

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