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Chun Doo-hwan

11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021)

  • Fame60.6
  • Momentum3.2
  • Wikipedia56.7K
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Lived 1931–2021, aged 90South Korea
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  • Era
    1931–2021
    Aged 90
  • Awards
    13
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

South Korean army general who seized power through two military coups in 1979 and 1980, then ruled as president until 1988. Later convicted of treason and insurrection for the coups and the violent suppression of the Gwangju Uprising.

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Born in Hapcheon County in 1931 under Japanese rule, Chun graduated from Korea Military Academy in 1955. After president Park Chung Hee was assassinated in 1979, Chun orchestrated a coup on 12 December that year, then cemented control with a second coup on 17 May 1980, declaring martial law and setting up a concentration camp for what he called "purificatory education". He established the Fifth Republic on 3 March 1981 and governed with broad executive power maintained through extreme violence, though under a constitution somewhat less authoritarian than his predecessor's. South Korea's econom…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Chun Doo-hwan

Chun Doo-hwan
said
No matter how good a system may be, it is of no use if the people do not want it.
— 1987
Chun Doo-hwan
said
The legacy of mistrust, antagonism, arbitrary rule and extreme confrontation that persisted over the past four decades must now be committed to the dustbin of history.
— 1987
Chun Doo-hwan
said
It is true that [North] Korea has more arms than we have but they do not have the means to fight against us and the US forces based in my country.
— 1986
Chun Doo-hwan
said
Neither the USSR nor China will allow North Korea to attack South Korea. North Korea is not in a position to attack us.
— 1986
Chun Doo-hwan
said
The problem of the danger of war depends on whether the USSR is inclined to fight against the United States in my region.
— 1986
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