Chun Doo-hwan
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Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, then army generals, took advantage of the political confusion to stage a coup in December 1979.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
The Chun Doo-hwan military junta, which would go on to rule South Korea as a dictatorship for the next eight years, had just seized power in a coup d’etat and declared martial law.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023
"Chun Doo-hwan died without ever apologising" Prof Shin Yul from Myongji University in Seoul told AFP.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023
Two other former presidents, Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, were indicted and arrested for corruption after leaving office.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022
“Hunt” takes place several years after South Korean president Park Chung-hee was assassinated in 1979 by the chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, a coup that ushered in the military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022
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