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Roh Tae-woo, who served as the 13th President of the Republic of Korea, died today (26th) at the age of 89. He had been hospitalized for a long time due to a chronic disease, but it is said that his condition has worsened recently and he has not been able to recover.



This is reporter Yoo Soo-hwan.



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Former President Roh Tae-woo passed away today at the age of 89.



Former President Roh, who underwent cancer surgery in 2002, suffered from rare diseases such as cerebellar atrophy and asthma, and received hospital treatment several times.



Recently, his condition worsened and he was admitted to Seoul National University Hospital and received intensive care, but he did not recover.



Former President Roh was born in Daegu in 1932 and served as the 13th president from 1988 to 1993.



Chun Doo-hwan, a classmate of the 6th Army who joined the 12.12 military rebellion, came to power and started his life as a politician.



[Roh Tae-woo/Former President (November 1987, campaigning at Daejeon Station): Greetings to you, Tae-woo Roh, an ordinary person.] As the



first president elected since the revival of the direct system, he was evaluated for the achievements of holding the 1988 Seoul Olympics, joining the UN at the same time as the two Koreas, and achieving northern diplomacy. receive



After leaving office, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison for leading a military rebellion with Chun Doo-hwan and served a sentence of 17 years in prison, but he was also released with a pardon.



In a memoir published in 2011, he was criticized for writing "the true culprit is a rumor" about the 5.18 democratization movement.



His eldest son, Jaeheon, visited the May 18 Democratic Cemetery on behalf of his father in 2019 and apologized to the bereaved family.



An official from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said that it was not subject to burial at the national cemetery as he served in the past for conspiracy to revolt under the National Cemetery Act, but it seems that the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will make the final decision according to the courtesy of the former president.