Former President Chun Doo-hwan dies
Politics
09:51 November 23, 2021
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Former President Chun Doo-hwan died Tuesday, aides said. He was 90.
Chun seized power after a military coup in 1979 and served until 1988.
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