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Roh Tae-woo

1932 - 2021

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Roh Tae-woo (Korean: 노태우, pronounced [no.tʰɛ.u]; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the sixth president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. In 1987, he became the first president to be directly elected under the current democratic constitution, which was promulgated after a lengthy period of indirect elections under military governments following the advent of the Yushin Constitution in 1972. Born in Daegu, Roh attended the Korea Military Academy alongside his close friend Chun Doo-hwan. Rising steadily through the ranks, he saw action in the Vietnam War, and by 1979 he was a major general and commanded the White Horse Division. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roh Tae-woo is the 1,102nd most popular politician (up from 1,633rd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 31st in 2019) and the 14th most popular South Korean Politician.

Roh Tae-woo was the president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. He is most famous for his role in the Gwangju Massacre, in which he ordered the military to fire on civilians who were protesting against his regime.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roh Tae-woo ranks 1,102 out of 19,576Before him are Gediminas, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Clara Petacci, Harold Godwinson, Ladislaus the Posthumous, and Yongzheng Emperor. After him are Donald Tusk, Childeric I, Wazner, Muhammad XII of Granada, Diane de Poitiers, and Andrew II of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Roh Tae-woo ranks 15Before him are François Truffaut, Miloš Forman, Johnny Cash, John Williams, Cesare Maldini, and Luc Montagnier. After him are Abebe Bikila, Anouk Aimée, Peter O'Toole, Sylvia Plath, Miriam Makeba, and Fernando Botero. Among people deceased in 2021, Roh Tae-woo ranks 12Before him are Ed Asner, Chun Doo-hwan, Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, and Abdelaziz Bouteflika. After him are Mikis Theodorakis, Frank Williams, Aaron T. Beck, F. W. de Klerk, Paul J. Crutzen, and Desmond Tutu.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 17 out of 1,128Before him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Lee Byung-chul (1910), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Yun Posun (1897), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), and Sejo of Joseon (1417).

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 14Before him are Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Yun Posun (1897), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), and Sejo of Joseon (1417).