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| − | '''Chun Doo-hwan''' (b. January 18, 1931) was the president of [[South Korea]] from September 1, 1980 to February 24, 1988. He was a ally of [[Ronald Reagan]], who praised him for creating democratic institutions.<ref>http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/triplett200403190831.asp</ref> | + | '''Chun Doo-hwan''' (b. January 18, 1931) was the president of [[South Korea]] from September 1, 1980, to February 24, 1988. He was a ally of [[Ronald Reagan]], who praised him for creating democratic institutions.<ref>http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/triplett200403190831.asp</ref> |
In 1983 [[North Korea|North Korean]] secret agency nearly killed Chun Doo-hwan by a terrorist attack in [[Burma]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/lee-makes-1st-skorean-trip-myanmar-attack</ref> In his tenure the [[Kwangju Riot]] appeared. | In 1983 [[North Korea|North Korean]] secret agency nearly killed Chun Doo-hwan by a terrorist attack in [[Burma]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/lee-makes-1st-skorean-trip-myanmar-attack</ref> In his tenure the [[Kwangju Riot]] appeared. | ||
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Revision as of 03:06, April 15, 2015
Chun Doo-hwan (b. January 18, 1931) was the president of South Korea from September 1, 1980, to February 24, 1988. He was a ally of Ronald Reagan, who praised him for creating democratic institutions.[1]
In 1983 North Korean secret agency nearly killed Chun Doo-hwan by a terrorist attack in Burma.[2] In his tenure the Kwangju Riot appeared.