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Roh Tae-woo

Military · Politician

Roh Tae-woo 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	No Theu · No Tėu · Ro Tche-u · Roh Tae-woo · Roh Tae-wu · 11 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ro Taigu · Roh Tae Woo · Tae Woo Roh · Но Дэ-Ү · Но Тхэ У · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Roh · ノテウ · ノ・テウ · 卢泰愚 · 로태우				[sources]
Birth date	1932-12-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Daegu				[sources]
Death date	2021-10-26				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q242651				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of South Korea · Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (1982-1982) · Minister of the Interior and Safety of South Korea (1982-1983) · President of South Korea (1988-1993)				[sources]
Education	Korea Military Academy · Kyeongbuk High School				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-06	Last processed	2025-11-06	First seen	2024-09-06

Descriptions

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ro Jae-Hun Close Associate	child	-	-
Roh Soh-yeong Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea	-	-
President of South Korea	1988-02-25	1993-02-24

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kim Ok-sook Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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