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Roh Tae-woo

1932 - 2021

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Roh Tae-woo (Korean: 노태우; Hanja: 盧泰愚; Korean pronunciation: [no.tʰɛ̝.u]; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general 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.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.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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roh Tae-woo has received more than 898,801 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Roh Tae-woo is the 1,053rd most popular politician (up from 1,787th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 30th 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 1,053 out of 15,577Before him are Yazdegerd III, Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, Xuande Emperor, János Kádár, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. After him are Yesugei, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Creon, Queen Paola of Belgium, Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Roh Tae-woo ranks 15Before him are Miloš Forman, Johnny Cash, John Williams, Cesare Maldini, Abebe Bikila, and Peter O'Toole. After him are Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Anouk Aimée, Glenn Gould, Dian Fossey, Sylvia Plath, and Fernando Botero. Among people deceased in 2021, Roh Tae-woo ranks 14Before him are Chun Doo-hwan, Jacques Rogge, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Desmond Tutu, Christopher Plummer, and Abolhassan Banisadr. After him are Karolos Papoulias, Colin Powell, F. W. de Klerk, Raffaella Carrà, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, and Bernie Madoff.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 16 out of 944Before him are Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), and Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), and Sunjong of Korea (1874).

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 14Before him are Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), and Sejo of Joseon (1417). After him are Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), and Sunjong of Korea (1874).