South Korea
Roh Moo-hyun
said
I have believed for a long time that North Korea was willing to give up nuclear weapons, and there is no change in my belief.
— "Interview with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun" in CNN (10 December 2007)
Roh Moo-hyun
16th President of the Republic of Korea (1946–2009)
- Fame66.3
- Momentum11.5
- South Korea rank#217
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- Fame66.3
- Momentum11.5
- South Korea rank#217
- Politicians rank#240
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Lived 1946–2009, aged 63South Korea
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South Korea's ninth president came from human rights law, rode a wave of young internet voters into office in 2003, presided over the freest press and strongest currency his country had seen in years — then left office deeply unpopular, returned to a duck farm, and jumped from a cliff fourteen months later when bribery prosecutors came knocking.
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Roh Moo-hyun was born 1 September 1946, the first South Korean president born after Japanese rule ended. He built a career defending student activists, then ran on a platform to end regionalism in politics, winning the presidency in 2003 with heavy support from young internet users and the so-called 386 Generation — thirties-something former protest veterans born in the sixties. His tenure saw South Korea crack the world's top ten economies, exceed $20,000 per capita for the first time, and earn the highest press freedom marks from Reporters Without Borders. But plans to move the capital and f…
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Roh Moo-hyun
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Korea-U.S. relations were important in the past and will be important in the future. We have had dark moments in our relationship and times when we needed very close cooperation.
— "Interview with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun" in CNN (10 December 2007)
Roh Moo-hyun
said
In Korea, to step down from the presidency is to step down from politics. But I thought about what it means to step down. I hope that means a free man.
— "Interview with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun" in CNN (10 December 2007)
Roh Moo-hyun
said
Japan's present claim to Dokdo is an act negating the complete liberation and independence of Korea.
— "Rocky Relations" in Time Magazine (1 May 2006)
Roh Moo-hyun
said
It is unpredictable what course of action North Korea will take in the coming days, but no government has a policy that can never be changed. They can never be unchanged.
— "Newsmaker: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun" in PBS (15 May 2003)
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