The AP news agency reported that Mr. Kim Yeon-soo, president of Seoul National University Hospital. Revealed at a press conference on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 that Noh Tae-woo, former South Korean president from 1988-1993, has passed away. with complications from many illnesses His condition worsened while being treated for degenerative tissue disease. (degenerative disorder)
Mr No played a huge role in the December 1979 military coup that led to his close friend Cheon Doo-hwan and leader of the military coup. became president and lead to the cause The ‘Gwangju Massacre’ a year later, in which the military cracked down on pro-democracy protesters in Gwangju. until more than 200 deaths
Mr. Noh is also the successor chosen by Mr. Chun himself. which would allow him to be the presidency without being directly elected. But a public uprising in 1987 forced Cheon and Noh to hold direct presidential elections. And this incident was cited as the beginning of South Korea’s transition to democracy.
during the campaign Nai Noe tries to portray himself as a gentle and neutral person. along with calling himself an ordinary person and finally won the election in December of the same year. But the reason is largely because two representatives of the opposition split up and compete for votes among themselves.
Over the course of his five-year tenure, Mr No has worked hard to build ties with the communist nation for the first time. After persistent resistance due to the North Korean case By building ties with the Soviet Union in 1990 and with China in 1992, relations with North Korea also improved in Mr No’s era. to the point that it was able to hold a meeting between the two prime ministers for the first time There is an important statement on nuclear disarmament in the Korean Peninsula. And both became members of the United Nations together in 1991.
One of Mr No’s most recognizable works is Hosting the Summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988, it was the last Olympics during the Cold War.
However, Mr No is seen by many as a president who lacks the charm and toughness of the leader. and faced more political criticism than the era of the previous president. They often use security laws to pressure political opponents and limit freedom of expression. citing social order and threats from North Korea.
During the era of Kim Yong-sam, the next president of South Korea He ordered an investigation into the 1979 coup and the military’s crackdown on people. causing Mr. No to be arrested and was found guilty of rioting, treason and corruption. Cheon was sentenced to death, but in 1997 the pair were released after just two years in prison, due to an extra pardon from President Kim Tae-chong, who was seeking national reconciliation. Amid the Asian Financial Crisis
after being released Mr No also disappeared from the eyes of society. Always avoiding political activities until the end He was diagnosed with multiple ailments. including prostate cancer, asthma, brain atrophy and many more.
