Just when everyone's eyes are on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, great changes have taken place in the political arena of South Korea in the East. In the South Korean general election, the candidate of the Korean National Power Party, Yoon Seok-wook, won the 20th presidential election and was elected as the next president of South Korea. Yoon Seok-wook, born in Seoul on December 18, 1960, graduated from Seoul National University Law School, worked as a lawyer and prosecutor, and was the 43rd Attorney General of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of The Republic of Korea.
He is very popular in South Korea, once sent two former South Korean presidents (Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak) to prison, and won the promotion and reuse of Moon Jae-in, but later there are also contradictions with Moon Jae-in, and now Yoon Seok-wook has become the next president of South Korea, I don't know how he will treat his predecessor after successfully performing his duties?
In fact, some people joke that the President of South Korea is a high-risk profession, the reason for saying this is because the successive presidents of South Korea do not seem to have a very good ending, so let's take a look at who were the previous presidents of South Korea before Yoon Seok-wook, what parties they belong to, and how to solve it in the end?
First term
PRESIDENT: Syngman Rhee
Parties: Independence contributed to the Central Pact, the Liberal Party
Ending: Death in a foreign land
I believe that many people have heard that Rhee was the leader of South Korea during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Rhee was born in NamGun, Hwangpyeong Province, received a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 1905, a master's degree from Harvard University and a doctorate from Princeton University in 1910, and participated in the Korean independence movement.
During this time in the United States, Rhee accumulated a large number of contacts, which also laid the foundation for him to enter the political stage in the future, and it can be said that Rhee is a pro-American faction. After Japan's surrender, he returned to Korea and advocated a separate statehood in the south, and in 1948, Syngman Rhee was elected president with the support of the United States, announcing the establishment of the Republic of Korea on August 15.
Syngman Rhee was the first president of South Korea and has since been elected president for three consecutive terms for a total of 12 years. After the Korean War, Syngman Rhee became more authoritarian and dictatorial at home, culminating in the April 19 Revolution. Syngman Rhee sent troops to suppress it, causing heavy casualties, resigned on April 27, 1960, and on May 29, Syngman Rhee went into exile in Hawaii. On July 19, 1965, Syngman Rhee died in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Second term
PRESIDENT: Yin Shushan
Partisan: Democrats
Ending: Reigned for one year and was forced to go to the wilderness
Syngman Rhee was forced to leave his post and went to the United States, South Korea did not immediately elect their president during this period of the Democratic Party of Heo Jeong, Guo Sang-hoon, Andak Lok-jun have successively acted as presidents, but they are not official presidents after all, until about 3 months after Syngman Rhee's resignation, Yoon Hyun-sun became the second president of South Korea, but he was also too depressed
In 1961, Park Chung-hee launched a 5.16 military coup d'état, and Yoon Wase-sun was suspended, and on March 23 of the following year, Yoon Wase-sun was forced to leave his post and go to the field. However, after Shimono, Yin Formed the Democratic Party and the New Democratic Party, and ran for president, but both ended in failure. He also formed the New Party, the Kuomintang. Yoon Died on July 18, 1990 at the age of 93.
Third term
PRESIDENT: Park Chung-hee
Partisan: Democratic Republican Party
Ending: Assassinated
After Yoon's resignation, Park Chung-hee, a military man, took over the post, and after retiring as an army general, he became the president of the Democratic Republican Party and became a presidential candidate, and in that year's presidential election, he was only successfully elected, becoming the third president of South Korea.
Park Chung-hee, who once amended the constitution to remove the re-election restrictions of the South Korean president, served as president for a total of 19 years, during which time South Korea achieved an economic leap in industry and created the miracle of the Han River. At that time, there were many contradictions within Park Chung-hee's rule, and on October 26, 1979, Park Chung-hee was assassinated. Park Chung-hee's daughter, Park Geun-hye, also later became President of South Korea.
Fourth term
PRESIDENT: Choi Gyu-ha
Party: No party membership
Ending: Shimono after being overthrown
After Park Chung-hee was assassinated, the non-party Choi Gyu-ha took over the presidency, and more than a month later, Choi Gyu-ha officially became South Korea's fourth president. Some people commented that Choi Gyu-ha was a representative of South Korea's restoration system, and after his election, he began the constitutional reform of South Korea.
On August 16, 1980, Chun Doo-hwa staged a military coup that forced Choi Gyu-hsa to step down, less than a year after Choi Gyu-ha came to power.
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Fifth term
PRESIDENT: Chun Doo-hwan
Outcome: Sentenced to life in prison
Quan Douhuan launched a military coup d'état and overthrew Choi Gyu-ha. After Choi Gyu-ha stepped down, Park Chung-hoon assumed the presidency, and on September 1, 1980, Chun Doo-hwan officially became president of South Korea, and when he came to power, he announced the dissolution of all political parties. On February 25, 1988, Chun Doo-hwan peacefully handed over power to Roh Tae-woo and stepped down as president
After Chun Doo-hwan stepped down, he was sentenced to death by the Seoul District Court for actively participating in military rebellion and civil unrest, attempted murder of his superiors, and bribery, which was later commuted to life imprisonment. He was pardoned and released by President Kim Dae-jung.
Sixth term
PRESIDENT: Lu Taiyu
Party: Democratic Justice Party
Outcome: Sentenced to 17 years in prison
Roh Tae-woo was originally a soldier, but he later entered politics, and he also belonged to the Democratic Justice Party, successfully elected president of South Korea in December 1981, and officially took office the following year. He was arrested in 1995 for raising and embezzling secret political funds. The Supreme Court of Justice of South Korea finally sentenced him to 17 years in prison and fined him 262.8 billion won. Released after receiving an amnesty from President Kim Dae-jung;
Seventh term
PRESIDENT: Kim Young-sam
Partisan: Democratic Liberal Party
Outcome: Forced to step down
After Roh Tae-woo left office, he was succeeded by Kim Young-sam, who was active in politics during the Park Chung-hee era, and he lost in politics during the Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo periods. He later formed the United Democratic Party with him Kim Dae-jung, and eventually lost his presidential bid. In January 1990, Kim Young-sam, together with Lu Tae-woo, president of the Democratic Justice Party, and Kim Jong-bi, president of the Democratic Republican Party, jointly promoted the three-party alliance and established the Democratic Liberal Party.
On February 25, 1993, Kim Young-sam was inaugurated as the 14th president of the Republic of Korea, and his coming to power was of great significance to South Korea, marking the end of 32 years of military rule in South Korea. Later, because Kim Yongsan requested assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), he was seen as receiving humiliating aid and was forced to step down amid the condemnation of the people.
Eighth term
PRESIDENT: Kim Dae-jung
Parties: New Political National Convention, New Millennium Democratic Party
Ending: Died of illness after 6 years of leaving office
After Kim Young-sam stepped down, Kim Dae-jung was succeeded as president, kim dae-jung and Kim Young-sam were rivals, and the two had been rivals of presidential candidates many times. Kim Dae-jung was sentenced to prison after the Chun Doo-hwan military coup, and later went to the United States for treatment, and was soon pardoned. After a failed bid for president with Kim Young-sam, he announced his retirement from politics.
On July 18, 1995, it was announced that it would return to politics and reinvigorate the opposition parties in order to contain the one-party ruling structure. On September 5 of the same year, Kim Dae-jung formed a new political party, the New Political National Assembly, and became its president. Kim Dae-jung was elected president on December 18, 1997, and was inaugurated on February 25 of the following year.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during his tenure, but was accused of electoral fraud in the wake of scandals in his later years in power. The son was sentenced to prison on suspicion of embezzlement. He died of illness after leaving office for 6 years.
Ninth term
PRESIDENT: Roh Moo-hyun
Parties: New Millennium Democratic Party, Open Kuomintang
Outcome: Suicide
After Kim Dae-jung stepped down, Roh Moo-hyun of the New Millennium Democratic Party served as president, roh Moo-hyun was also a legendary president, who was impeached when he was president and suspended from exercising his presidency for 46 days. Gao Jian will act on his behalf.
On May 14, 2004, the Constitutional Court overturned the Impeachment Bill of The National Assembly, reinstated Roh Moo-hyun, and announced his membership in the Open Kuomintang. After leaving office, he was plagued by the scandal of relatives and friends taking bribes from the financial community, and committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.
Tenth term
PRESIDENT: Lee Myung-bak
Partisanship: New State Party
Ending: Going to jail
After Roh Moo-hyun left office, he was succeeded by Lee Myung-bak, the 10th president of South Korea and the 17th president of South Korea. Born in Japan, Lee Myung-bak graduated from the Faculty of Business at Korea University in his early years and later worked for 27 years in modern construction under the Hyundai Group. He has been in politics since 1992, was elected to the National Assembly, and in 2002 he became mayor of Seoul Special City. He was elected president of the 17th Republic of Korea on December 19, 2007.
After Lee Myung-bak left office, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison by a South Korean court on suspicion of setting up a secret fund, and Lee Myung-bak served his sentence in prison.
Eleventh term
PRESIDENT: Park Geun-hye
The president after Lee Myung-bak is Park Geun-hye, Park Geun-hye is Park Chung-hee's daughter, her father was the president of South Korea, and later assassinated, it can be said that Park Geun-hye is from a political family, the president is Park Geun-hye.
Park Geun-hye became the first female president in South Korean history and the first democratically elected female head of state in East Asia. She is also the first president in South Korean history to be elected with a majority of support, and the only person in South Korea who has both father and daughter as presidents.
Ms. Park was removed from the presidency and sentenced to 22 years in prison for violating the Constitution during her tenure, but Ms. Moon was pardoned after serving a nine-month sentence in prison.
Twelfth term
PRESIDENT: Moon Jae-in
Partisan: Joint Democratic Party
Outcome: Currently in office
In fact, in the last case of Park Geun-hye's tenure, because of various issues, Hwang Jiao-an took over the authority, and then Moon Jae-in was elected president, Moon Jae-in was a special combatant, and later became Roh Moo-hyun's chief of staff, known as Roh Moo-hyun's shadow. He once competed with Park Geun-hye for the presidency, but lost to Park Geun-hye by a narrow vote.
On May 9, 2017, South Korean presidential candidates Hong Joon-ho and Ahn Chul-so announced defeat and Moon Jae-in became the new president of South Korea, after which Moon jae-in sent Lee Myung-bak to prison and pardoned Park Geun-hye. Now that Moon Jae-in's term has arrived and South Korea has elected a new president, I don't know what Moon's future path will be.
We can see that the South Korean president has not had a good life after leaving office, some have gone to prison, and some have not investigated after leaving office, and it seems that the Korean political arena is not sunny.