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Roh Tae-woo

1932 - 2021

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Roh Tae-woo (Korean: 노태우, pronounced [no.tʰɛ̝.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. He was the first democratically elected president of South Korea. Born in Daegu, Roh attended the Korea Military Academy alongside his close friend Chun Doo-hwan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roh Tae-woo has received more than 1,031,017 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Roh Tae-woo is the 1,633rd most popular politician (down from 1,051st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 16th in 2019) and the 28th 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 1,633 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Bocuse, Victoria of Baden, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Klaus Iohannis, Conradin, and Zoë Porphyrogenita. After him are Constans, Li Keqiang, Rodion Malinovsky, Henry, King of Portugal, Oruç Reis, and Critias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Roh Tae-woo ranks 23. Before him are Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Víctor Jara, Anouk Aimée, Sylvia Plath, François Englert, and Dian Fossey. After him are Glenn Gould, Anthony Perkins, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Carlos Saura, Camilo Cienfuegos, and Gerhard Richter. Among people deceased in 2021, Roh Tae-woo ranks 19. Before him are Isamu Akasaki, Carlos Menem, Bernie Madoff, Desmond Tutu, Raffaella Carrà, and Bernard Tapie. After him are Paul J. Crutzen, Abolhassan Banisadr, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Nathalie Delon, Sonny Chiba, and Jacques Rogge.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 31 out of 1,128. Before him are Mas Oyama (1923), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), and Sunjo of Joseon (1790). After him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Yun Posun (1897), Dangun (-333), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), and Yejong of Joseon (1450).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 28. Before him are Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), and Sunjo of Joseon (1790). After him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Yun Posun (1897), Dangun (-333), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), and Yejong of Joseon (1450).

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