Chun Doo-hwan
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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.
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.
Fifth Republic of Korea
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The Fifth Republic of South Korea was the government of South Korea from March 1981 to December 1987.
The Hyundai Pony, South Korea's first mass-produced car, began to be exported during the Fifth Republic.