Roh Tae Woo
(b. 1932), president of South Korea. Roh Tae Woo was president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. Roh was born in Talsong, near Taegu, in North Kyongsang Province, the son of a minor local ...
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After serving as a rather obscure military leader for many years, Roh Tae Woo (born 1932) became active in the South Korean government following the coup by Chun Doo Hwan. It was his part in this coup...
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Special prosecutors raided the headquarters of Samsung Group on Tuesday in a widening probe into allegations that the massive conglomerate set up a slush fund to bribe influential figures.The raid,...
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South Koreans take great pride in Samsung, known worldwide for sleek flat-screen TVs, high-tech mobile phones, hulking container ships and mega-construction projects.But a spreading bribery scandal...
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Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, has been no stranger to scandal as head of South Korea's largest company and the huge conglomerate it anchors.And he has emerged each time, even from a...
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