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Born August 6, 1946 • near Busan • South Korea
Died May 23, 2009 (aged 62) • Busan • South Korea
Title / Office president (2003-2008), South Korea

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president of South Korea
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Yoon Suk-Yeol
president of South Korea
Park Chung-Hee
Park Chung-Hee
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
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
president of South Korea
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Roh Tae-Woo
president of South Korea
Chun Doo-Hwan, 1985
Chun Doo-Hwan
president of South Korea
Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-Moon
South Korean statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
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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.
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president of South Korea
Chung Seung-Hwa
South Korean general
Choi Kyu-Hah
president of South Korea
Kim Jae Kyu
South Korean military officer
Yun Po-Sun
president of South Korea
Chung Il Kwon
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Ko Hŭi-dong
Korean artist
Kim Soon-Kwon
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