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Presidents of Korea
    • 49ersfootball

    49ersfootball

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    Profile on the list of Korean Presidents:

    1.) Syngman Rhee: 1st, 2nd, 3rd President of Korea from July 24th, 1948 to April 26th, 1960: Ousted in 1960 Student Revolution.

    Syngman Rhee - Wikipedia

    2.) Yun Posun: 4th President of Korea from August 13th, 1960 to March 24th, 1962: Ousted during the May 16th, 1961 Coup d'etat.

    Yun Posun - Wikipedia

    3.) Park Chung-hee: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th President of Korea from March 24th, 1962 to October 26th, 1979: Assassinated by the KCIA at KCIA Safehouse.

    4.) Choi Kya-hah: 10th President of Korea from October 26th, 1979 to August 16th, 1980: Ascended to the Presidency upon Park's assassination; Ousted in December 12th, 1979 coup d'etat; resigned following May 18th, 1980 violent crackdown in Gwangju.

    Choi Kyu-hah - Wikipedia

    5.) Chun Doo-hwan: 11th & 12th President from September 1st, 1980 to February 25th, 1988.
    Chun Doo-hwan - Wikipedia

    6.) Roh Tae-woo: 13th President from February 25th, 1988 to February 25th, 1993: 6th Republic.
    Roh Tae-woo - Wikipedia

    7.) Kim Young-sam: 14th President from February 25th, 1993 to February 25th, 1998.
    Kim Young-sam - Wikipedia

    8.) Kim Dae-jung: 15th President from February 25th, 1998 to February 25th, 2003: first leftist to hold the Presidency.
    Kim Dae-jung - Wikipedia

    9.) Roh Moo-hyun: 16th President from February 25th, 2003 to February 25th, 2008.
    Roh Moo-hyun - Wikipedia

    10.) Lee Myung-bak: 17th President from February 25th, 2008 to February 25th, 2013
    Lee Myung-bak - Wikipedia

    11.) Park Geun-hye: 18th President from February 25th, 2013 to March 10th, 2017: First female to hold the Presidency; impeached & removed from office.

    Park Geun-hye - Wikipedia

    12.) Moon Jae-in: 19th President since May 10th, 2017.

    Moon Jae-in - Wikipedia
     
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    • Details of the State Funeral of Korea's 13th President
    • 49ersfootball

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    News Directory 3's report on the State Funeral of the 13th President of the Republic of Korea: His Excellency Roh Tae-woo from over the weekend:
    'Ordinary person' Roh Tae-woo's funeral Yeongmyeon at the 1988 Olympic Park (Comprehensive) - Cheonji Ilbo - Newsdir3

    Following the State Funeral, the procession of carriages drove to Seoul Memorial Park, where the 13th President was cremated in a private ceremony; then his ashes were temporarily placed Geomdansa Temple in Paju, Gyeonggi-do. He'll be buried at the Paju Unification Garden at a later date once the burial site is ready.
     
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