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Chun Doo-hwan

1931 - 2021

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Chun Doo-hwan (Korean: 전두환; pronounced [tɕʌn du.ɦwɐn]; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean politician, army general and military dictator who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Prior to his accession to the presidency, he was the country's de facto leader from 1979 to 1980. Chun usurped power after the 1979 assassination of president Park Chung Hee, who was himself a military dictator who had ruled since 1961. Chun orchestrated the 12 December 1979 military coup, then cemented his military in the 17 May 1980 military coup in which he declared martial law and later set up a concentration camp for "purificatory education". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chun Doo-hwan is the 750th most popular politician (up from 1,180th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 17th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South Korean Politician.

Chun Doo-hwan is famous for being a former military general and politician who served as the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. He is best known for his controversial rise to power in a military coup in 1979 and his role in the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chun Doo-hwan ranks 750 out of 19,576. Before her are Béla IV of Hungary, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Tahmasp I, Louis, Dauphin of France, Peter II of Russia, and Moon Jae-in. After her are Umberto II of Italy, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Hassan II of Morocco, Leonid Kuchma, and Khosrow I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Chun Doo-hwan ranks 9. Before her are Rajneesh, Toni Morrison, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Raúl Castro, Tomas Tranströmer, and James Dean. After her are Isabel Martínez de Perón, Mário Zagallo, Robert Duvall, Irvin D. Yalom, Raymond Kopa, and Riccardo Giacconi. Among people deceased in 2021, Chun Doo-hwan ranks 7. Before her are Gerd Müller, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michael Collins, Bernie Madoff, and Ed Asner. After her are Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Roh Tae-woo, and Mikis Theodorakis.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan ranks 8 out of 1,128. Before her are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), and Moon Jae-in (1953). After her are Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan ranks 8. Before her are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), and Moon Jae-in (1953). After her are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), and Roh Tae-woo (1932).

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