Roh Tae-woo

[noh tey-woo]

noun

1. 1932–2021, president of South Korea 1988–93.

Example Sentences

The court said a 30bn won slush fund by Ms Roh's father, former president Roh Tae-woo, had helped contribute to the growth of SK Group and could be considered as her contribution to the couple's joint assets.

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Roh Tae-woo, South Korea’s first democratic president, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the 1979 coup that brought military dictator Chun Doo-hwan to power and led to a civilian massacre.

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It also found that Ms Roh had helped ease regulatory hurdles for Mr Chey's business and that her father - former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo - had "played the role of a protective shield" for SK's ex-chairman Chey Jong-hyon.

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Roh Tae-woo — the first democratically elected president after the military juntas — got a life sentence after stepping down for his participation in past coups and for human rights abuses.

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In 1987, Gen. Roh Tae-woo, who was about to become president, concluded that his party was strong enough amid a divided opposition to hold the Republic of Korea’s first free and fair presidential election.

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