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Born November 21, 1917 • North Korea
Died January 17, 1994 (aged 76) • Hawaii
Title / Office prime minister (1964-1970), South Korea
Role In Korean War
Chung Seung-Hwa
South Korean general
Park Chung-Hee
Park Chung-Hee
president of South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
president of South Korea
Roh Tae-Woo
Roh Tae-Woo
president of South Korea
Chun Doo-Hwan, 1985
Chun Doo-Hwan
president of South Korea
Maxwell Taylor, 1962.
Maxwell Davenport Taylor
United States army officer
Lemnitzer, Lyman
Lyman Lemnitzer
United States general
Yoon Suk-Yeol
Yoon Suk-Yeol
president of South Korea
Moon Jae-In
Moon Jae-In
president of South Korea
Park Geun-Hye
Park Geun-Hye
president of South Korea
Lee Myung-Bak
Lee Myung-Bak
president of South Korea
Kim Dae-Jung
Kim Dae-Jung
president of South Korea
Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-Moon
South Korean statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
Roh Moo-Hyun
Roh Moo-Hyun
president of South Korea
Chung Mong-Joon
South Korean businessman and politician
Former opposition leader Kim Young-Sam restored civilian control to South Korea's government after three decades of military rule.
Kim Young-Sam
president of South Korea
Choi Kyu-Hah
president of South Korea
Kim Jae Kyu
South Korean military officer
Yun Po-Sun
president of South Korea
Ko Hŭi-dong
Korean artist