Back Roh Tae-woo Afrikaans Roh Tae-woo ALS روو تاي وو Arabic Roh Tae-woo AST Ро Дэ У Byelorussian No Tche-u Czech Roh Tae-woo Danish Roh Tae-woo German Roh Tae-woo English Roh Tae-wu Esperanto
Roh Tae-woo | |
|---|---|
노태우 盧泰愚 | |
 Roh in February 1988 | |
| 6th President of South Korea | |
| In office 25 February 1988 – 24 February 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hyun Jae Kang Young Hoon Ro Jai-bong Shin Hyon Hwak Chung Won Shik Hyun Soong-jong |
| Preceded by | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Young-sam |
| President of the Democratic Liberal Party | |
| In office 9 May 1990 – 28 August 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kim Young-sam |
| President of the Democratic Justice Party | |
| In office 5 August 1987 – 2 February 1990 Acting: 10 July 1987 – 5 August 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee | |
| In office 11 July 1983 – 7 May 1986 | |
| Leader | Juan Antonio Samaranch |
| Preceded by | Kim Yong-shik |
| Succeeded by | Park Seh-jik |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 28 April 1982 – 6 July 1983 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Suh Jong-hwa |
| Succeeded by | Chu Yong-bok |
| Minister of Sports | |
| In office 20 March 1982 – 28 April 1982 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lee Won-kyong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1932[a] Tatsujō-gun, Taikyū, Keishōhoku-dō, Chōsen (now Dong-gu, Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) |
| Died | 26 October 2021 (aged 88) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Justice (1980–1990) Democratic Liberal (1990–1992) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Roh Soh-yeong (daughter) Roh Jae-heon (son) |
| Alma mater | Korea Military Academy (B.S.) |
| Religion | Buddhism → Protestantism[2] |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Korea |
| Branch/service |  Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1950–1981 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 9th Infantry Division, Capital Defense Command, Defense Security Command |
| Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 노태우 |
| Hanja | 盧泰愚 |
| Revised Romanization | No Tae-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | No T'aeu |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 용당 |
| Hanja | 庸堂 |
| Revised Romanization | Yongdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yongdang |
Roh Tae-woo (4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021), was the sixth President of South Korea (1988–1993). He was a Korean general and politician. A member of the Hanahoi, Roh was the hand-picked successor of the ex-general and president Chun Doo-hwan. This caused large pro-democracy rallies in Seoul and other cities in 1987. Roh agreed to hold democratic presidential elections, making himself a candidate for the next election. The opposition split the votes between Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung (both of whom later became presidents). This made Roh the first elected president after the time that the military ruled the country.
Roh's rule was notable for hosting the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and for his foreign policy of nordpolitik.
In 1993, Roh's successor Kim Young-sam led an anti-corruption campaign that saw Roh and Chun Doo-hwan on trial for bribery. The two former presidents were later charged with mutiny and treason for their part in the 1979 coup and the 1980 Gwangju Riot.
Both were found to be guilty in August 1996 of treason, mutiny and corruption. Chun was sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment. Roh's 22 1/2-year jail sentence was reduced to 17 years. Both were released from prison in early 1998, pardoned by then-President Kim Dae-jung.
Roh died on October 26, 2021, at the Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul at the age of 88.[3]
- ↑ "노태우 전 대통령 '별세' 향년 89세···굴곡진 생애". SE Daily. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ↑ ‘불교신자’ 노태우 전 대통령, 기독교인 됐다… 노소영씨가 밝히는 아버지의 신앙 국민일보 2012년 7월 11일자
- ↑ Cha, Sangmi; Smith, Josh (26 October 2021). "South Korea's former president Roh Tae-woo dies at 88 - hospital". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
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