Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.
Official portrait, c. 1980–1988
Chun as captain, 1959
Memorial Hall in the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju where victims' bodies were buried
President Chun, and his wife, Lee Soon-ja, prepare to depart after their visit to Washington D.C. in 1981.
Choi Kyu-hah, also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth President of South Korea from 1979 to 1980.
Official portrait, 1979