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Chun Duhwan

Politician

Chun Duhwan is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Chun Doo-hwan · Chun Duhwan · Cson Duhvan · Tu-hwan Čon · Čion Duhan · 12 more...				[sources]
Other name	Cheon Duhwan · Chun Doo Hwan · Chŏn Tu-hwan · Doo-hwan Chun · Jeon Du-hwan · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	チョンドゥファン · チョン・ドゥファン				[sources]
Birth date	1931-01-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Hapcheon County				[sources]
Death date	2021-11-23				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Du-hwan				[sources]
Last name	Jeon				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q14362				[sources]
Position	President of South Korea (1980-1981) · President of South Korea (1981-1988)				[sources]
Education	Korea Military Academy				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-19	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2024-09-06

Descriptions

11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-06

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jeon Jae-guk Close Associate	child	-	-
Jeon Jae-man Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of South Korea	1980-08-27	1981-02-25
President of South Korea	1981-02-25

Data sources

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