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Chun Doo Hwan (jûn dō hwän), 1931–, Korean military leader, president of South Korea (1980–88). An army officer, Chun rose to power in a coup following the murder (1979) of South Korean President Park Chung Hee Park Chung Hee (pärk chŭng hē), 1917–79, president (1963–79) of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). ..... Click the link for more information. . As president, Chun banned many of his opponents from politics and passed (1980) a new authoritarian constitution. In 1981 he lifted martial law, in effect since 1979. In 1987 he picked Roh Tae Woo to be his party's presidential candidate and subsequently endorsed Roh's democratization policies. Chun and Roh were both indicted in 1995 and 1996 on corruption charges, as well as for their roles in the 1979 coup and in the massacre of prodemocracy demonstrators in Gwangju (Kwangju) in 1980. Sentenced to life in prison, Chun was pardoned in Dec., 1997, by President Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung (kĭm dā j ..... Click the link for more information. , as a national reconciliation gesture. |
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At the beginning of his presidency, Chun Doo Hwan (1980-1988) relied heavily on his ability as armed forces and coup leader to deploy coercive resources. 23) "Unauthorized" or "underground" trade unions, organized by labour activists seeking a more equitable share in the nation's economic growth and more rights for workers, had already made their appearance during the Chun Doo Hwan years. The year of 1961 produced the military coup led by General Park Chung Hee, who ushered in a prolonged period of military dictatorship, and 1980 was the year of an intra-army coup engineered by General Chun Doo Hwan, who essentially prolonged the dictatorship, whereas 1987 produced the "Democratization and Reform" declaration by "general-in-mufti" Roh Tae Woo. |
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