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Roh Moo-hyun GOM (Korean: 노무현; Korean pronunciation: [no muçʌn]; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008.. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his election to the presidency. He achieved a ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Roh Moo-Hyun (born August 6, 1946, Gimhae, near Busan, Korea [now in South Korea]—died May 23, 2009, Busan, South Korea) South Korean politician and lawyer, president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008.. Born into a poor family, Roh worked as a night watchman in high school and later served in the military (1968–71). Although he did not attend college, he was able to pass the bar exam in 1975. He was appointed a judge in 1977 and later became a highly respected human rights lawyer ...
May 26, 2009 · SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide Saturday by leaping to his death from a hill behind his house, the government announced.
May 23, 2024 · Political heavyweights from ruling and opposition parties gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun, Thursday, paying their tribute to the ...
May 23, 2009 · SEOUL, South Korea Former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, whose reputation as an upstanding political leader had been tarnished recently by a corruption scandal, committed suicide on ...
May 24, 2009 · Roh Moo-hyun, who committed . suicide on Saturday, was devastated by an enquiry into his probity and had written on his blog of his shame at losing his reputation as South Korea’s only ...
Nov 16, 2011 · By Michael Breen A few days after his election victory in December 2002, president-elect Roh Moo-hyun stepped onto the stage at a hotel in Seoul and faced an audience of several hundred foreign business people.
(1946–2009). President of South Korea, 2003–8 Born in Gimhae, he studied law and became a district court judge. He opened his own law firm, and became a human rights lawyer.
May 23, 2009 · Roh Moo-Hyun, who died after falling from a cliff near his retirement home early on Saturday, served as South Korea’s president from 2003 until 2008, after rising to power on the promise of a ...
May 23, 2009 · Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, who has died after falling into a ravine, was a controversial figure whose administration ended last year dogged by scandal and infighting.
