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Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (died 2021)

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Chun Doo-hwan

Leader of South Korea from 1979 to 1988

Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean politician, army general and military dictator who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Prior to his accession to the presidency, he was the country's de facto leader from 1979 to 1980.
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President of South Korea

Head of state and government of South Korea

The president of the Republic of Korea, also known as the president of South Korea, is the head of state and head of government of South Korea. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
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