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Chun Doo-hwan (also transliterated as Jeon Du-hwan; born 18 January 1931) is a retired former

Choi resigned in August, and Chun was elected his successor by the National Conference for Unification, then the puppet electoral college of South Korea. In February 1981, Chun was elected president under a revised constitution as the candidate of the Democratic Justice Party (the renamed Democratic Republican Party), having resigned from the army after promoting himself to four star general.

Years in office

As president, Chun promoted strong centralized government, and the rapid economic growth of the

Although Chun ruled in an authoritarian manner, he had far less power than Park, and for the most part his rule was much milder. The revised 1981 constitution was less authoritarian than its 1972 predecessor, the

By 1986, despite the Korean economy enjoying rapid growth combined with modest inflation, there was much antipathy against Chun's regime among the people, led by activist students who later became known as the 386s.

In June 1987, Chun named Roh as the ruling party's candidate in the 1987 elections. The nationwide discontent boiled over, leading to nationwide protests. In the same month, U.S. President Ronald Reagan sent a letter to Chun in support of the establishment of "democratic institutions." Following these events, on 29 June, Roh announced a programme of reform. This included direct presidential elections, restoration of banned politicians including Kim Dae-jung, and other liberalizing measures. This enabled Roh to differentiate himself from Chun, and helped by a divided opposition, he was elected as the next president of South Korea. It later became known that this was a move orchestrated by Chun.

During Chun's visit to