Chun Doo-hwan
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Days after the trial started - on December 12 - the man who led the investigation into the assassination, General Chun Doo-hwan, seized power in a coup.
From BBC
"I got the impression that Chun Doo-hwan was trying to quickly wrap up anything related to the previous regime in order to seize power for himself," says Kim Jung-sook.
From BBC
Yoon attended college in the early 1980s, when South Korea's military dictator Chun Doo-hwan ruled the country using martial law.
From BBC
A group of military leaders, led by General Chun Doo-hwan, declared martial law in 1980, banning political activities and arresting dissidents.
From BBC
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
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