Roh Tae-woo

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His Excellency Roh Tae-woo
노태우
Roh in 1989
6th President of South Korea
In office 25 February 1988 – 24 February 1993
Prime Minister	Lee Hyun Jae Kang Young-hoon Ro Jai-bong Chung Won-shik Hyun Soong-jong
Preceded by	Chun Doo-hwan
Succeeded by	Kim Young-sam
President of the Democratic Liberal Party
In office 9 May 1990 – 28 August 1992
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kim Young-sam
President of the Democratic Justice Party
In office 5 August 1987 – 2 February 1990 Acting: 10 July 1987 – 5 August 1987
Preceded by	Chun Doo-hwan
Succeeded by	Position abolished
President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office 12 August 1984 – 7 May 1986
IOC President	Juan Antonio Samaranch
Preceded by	Peter Ueberroth
Succeeded by	Park Seh-jik
Chair of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office 11 July 1983 – 7 May 1986
Preceded by	Kim Yong-shik
Succeeded by	Park Seh-jik
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 28 April 1982 – 6 July 1983
President	Chun Doo-hwan
Preceded by	Suh Jong-hwa
Succeeded by	Chu Yong-bok
Minister of Sports
In office 20 March 1982 – 28 April 1982
President	Chun Doo-hwan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lee Won-kyong
Personal details
Born	(1932-12-04)4 December 1932[a] Tatsujō-gun, Taikyū, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	26 October 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 88) Seoul, South Korea
Resting place	Paju Unification Hill, Paju
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Democratic Justice (1980–1990) Democratic Liberal (1990–1992)
Spouse	Kim Ok-suk ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	Roh Soh-yeong (daughter) Roh Jae-heon (son)
Alma mater	Korea Military Academy (BS)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army
Years of service	1950–1981
Rank	General
Commands	9th Infantry Division, Capital Defense Command, Defense Security Command
Battles/wars	Korean War Vietnam War
Korean name
Hangul	노태우
Hanja	盧泰愚
Revised Romanization	No Taeu
McCune–Reischauer	No T'aeu
Art name
Hangul	용당
Hanja	庸堂
Revised Romanization	Yongdang
McCune–Reischauer	Yongdang

Roh Tae-woo (Korean: 노태우; Hanja: 盧泰愚; Korean pronunciation: [no.tʰɛ̝.u]; 4 December 1932^[2][3][4][a] – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the 6th (13th election) president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. He was the first democratically elected president of South Korea.^[5]

Roh was a close ally and friend of Chun Doo-hwan, the predecessor leader of the country who ruled as an unelected military dictator from 1980 to 1988, and unofficially since 1979. In 1996, both leaders were sentenced for their roles in orchestrating coups as well as their subsequent human rights abuses such as the Gwangju Massacre, but were pardoned the following year by Kim Young-sam on advice of president-elect Kim Dae-jung.^[6][7]

He was a leader of the Democratic Justice Party from 1987 to 1990 and was known for having passed the June 29 Declaration in 1987 as the leader of the party. Roh died on 26 October 2021, at the age of 88.^[8]

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