| Name in Full |
Roh Tae-woo |
| Date of Birth |
Dec 4, 1932 |
Place of Birth |
DaeGu |
| Academic Background |
| Period |
Name of School |
Major |
Remarks |
| -1951 |
Gyeong Buk High School |
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| -1955 |
Military Academy |
|
11th Graduation |
| -1959 |
Special Operation School |
|
Psychological Warfare |
| -1968 |
Military Staff College |
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| -1989 |
George Washington University |
|
Honorary Doctorate - Law |
| -1991 |
Moscow University |
|
Honorary Doctorate Political Science |
| Personal History |
| Period |
career history |
| 1956- |
Platoon leader, Korean Infantry |
| 1960- |
English Translating/Liaison Officer, Military
Information Party |
| 1961- |
Information Officer, Counter Intelligence Corps |
| 1966- |
Manager, Counter Intelligence Division |
| 1968- |
Battalion Chief, Capital Division |
| 1971- |
Brigade Commander, Korean Infantry |
| 1974- |
Brigade Commander, Airborne Special Operations |
| 1978- |
Operation Deputy Director, President Guard Unit |
| -1979 |
Commander, 9th Division |
| 1979-1980 |
The 8th Commander, Capital Defense Division |
| 1980-1981 |
Chief of Military Police for the National Army |
| 1981- |
Retires from active duty with the rank of General |
| 1981-1982 |
2nd Minister of Affairs of State |
| 1982- |
Chief Representative of The South-North High Ranking Talks |
| 1982-1982 |
The 1st Minister of the Ministry of Athletics |
| 1982-1983 |
The 14th Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 1983-1986 |
Organizing Committee Chairman for the Seoul Olympics |
| 1984-1985 |
The 28th President of the Korea Amateur Athletic Association |
| 1984- |
Chairman, KOC(Korea Olympic Council?) |
| 1984-1986 |
Organizing Committee Chairman, Seoul Asian Games |
| 1985-1987 |
The 5th Representative Member for Democracy and Justice Party |
| 1985-1987 |
The 12th assemblyman (Democracy and Justice Party,
National Constituency) |
| 1987-1987 |
Acting President, Democracy and Justice Party |
| 1987-1990 |
The 2nd President of the Democracy and Justice Party |
| 1988-1993 |
The 13th President of Korea |
| 1990-1990 |
The first of three co-representatives for the Democratic
Freedom Party |
| 1990-1990 |
The 2nd representative of the Democratic Freedom Party |
| -1993 |
Chairman, Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council |
| 1991- |
Honorary Member, Rotary Club |
| 1990-1992 |
The 1st Chairman of the Democratic Freedom Party |
| 1992-1992 |
Honorary Chairman, Democratic Freedom Party |
| 1992- |
Leaves the Democratic Freedom Party |
| 1993- |
Member of the National Veterans Advisory Council |
| Major Publications |
| -Age for the Great Ordinary People, December, 1987 |
| -True Courage,
HaegRim Publishing Co, Seoul, 1993 |
