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Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff (South Korea)
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff () is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. List Previous Chairmen have been: Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Director of the Joint Staff Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff References External links R.O.K. Joint Chiefs of Staff (Official Website) {{Chief of military by country Military of South Korea Korea, Republic of South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ... Joint military units and formations of South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seung-kyum
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Minda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chung-hee
Park Chung-hee (, ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1961 to 1963, then as the third President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979. Before his presidency, he was the second-highest ranking officer in the South Korean army and came to power after leading a military coup in 1961, which brought an end to the interim government of the Second Republic. After serving for two years as chairman of the military junta, he was elected president in 1963, ushering in the Third Republic. During his rule, Park began a series of economic reforms that eventually led to rapid economic growth and industrialization, now known as the Miracle on the Han River, giving South Korea one of the fastest growing national economies during the 1960s and 1970s, albeit with costs to economic inequality and labor rights. This e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Gee-baek
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname * Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee **List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * Lee, Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yoon-ho
Kim Yun-ho or Kim Yoon-ho may refer to: * Kim Yun-ho (footballer), South Korean footballer *Shaun (musician) Kim Yun-ho (; born January 12, 1990), known professionally as Shaun (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, music producer, and DJ. He debuted in 2010 as the keyboardist and backup singer of the indie rock band The Koxx The Koxx (Hangul: 칵 ..., South Korean singer * Kim Yoon-ho (basketball), South Korean basketball player {{Hndis, Kim, Yun-ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Sung-min
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Yoon may refer to: * Yoon (Korean name), the ninth most common Korean family name *Yoon, stage name of Shim Ja-yoon, member of K-Pop group STAYC * Yōon, a feature of the Japanese language * Prabda Yoon (born 1973), a Thai novelist See also *Yun (other) Yun may refer to: *Yǔn, Chinese name of Xionites, a nomadic tribe of Central Asia *Yun (Chinese name) (云/雲), a Chinese family name *Yun (ancient surname), an ancient Chinese surname *Yeon, or Yun, Korean (or Dutch given name) family name *Yun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan (; or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean Republic of Korea Army, army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected Political strongman, strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Chun usurped power after the 1979 Assassination of Park Chung-hee, assassination of president Park Chung-hee, a military dictator who had ruled since 1962. Chun orchestrated the Coup d'etat of December Twelfth, 12 December 1979 military coup, then cemented his military dictatorship in the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, 17 May 1980 military coup in which he declared martial law and later set up a Samchung re-education camp, concentration camp for "purificatory education". He established the highly authoritarianism, authoritarian Fifth Republic of Korea on 3 March 1981. After the June Struggle democratization movement of 1987, Chun conceded to allowing the 1987 South Korean presidential elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Byong-hyun
Lew Byong-hion (18 October 1924 – 21 May 2020) was a South Korean general and diplomat. He served in the Republic of Korea Army from 1948 to 1981, after which he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 1986. Some sources also give his name as Lew Byong-hyon, Lew Byong-hyun, Lew Byung-hyun, or Yu Byung-hyun. Military career Lew graduated from the 7th class of the Korea Military Academy in 1948. He was promoted to brigadier-general in 1961. He was a supporter of Park Chung-hee's coup in May that year, and was rewarded for his loyalty with a post in Park's junta as Minister of Agriculture after the resignation of Major General Chang Kyu-soon in June 1963. Lew continued in his military posts as well; from September 1966 to September 1967, he was Commander of the "Tiger" Division in Vietnam. Among other operations, he was responsible for the controversial evacuation of civilians from the mountains of Phu Cat District in 1966. After his return from Vietnam, Lew became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Kyu-hah
Choi Kyu-hah (; ; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth president of South Korea from 1979 to 1980. Early life Choi was born in Wonju-myeon, Wonju, Gangwon-do (South Korea), Korea. This area today is part of South Korea. Choi was born into a Yangban family; his grandfather had been a scholar at the Sungkyunkwan. During the period of Japanese rule, Choi used the name . After graduating from Kyunggi High School and the (today ) with diplomas in English language and literature, Choi briefly worked as a teacher at the Taikyū Public Junior High School, before moving to Manchukuo for studies at the . Choi graduated in 1943; two years later he became a professor at the Keijō Normal School. Political career Choi served as Ambassador to Malaysia from 1964 to 1967, foreign minister from 1967 to 1971; and as prime minister from 1975 to 1979. After the assassination of Park Chung-hee in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-hwan (General)
Kim Jong-hwan (Hangul: 김종환; born February 1, 1966) is a South Korean singer, referred to as the "Emperor of the Adult Ballad," for his popularity among middle-aged fans. He debuted in 1985 with the album, ''I Have No Place to Rest'', and is known for pop ballads A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. M. C ... including, "Reason for Existence," and "One Hundred Year Promise." Discography Studio albums Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Jong-hwan (singer) Living people 1966 births South Korean male singers Grand Prize Golden Disc Award recipients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roh Jae-hyun
Roh or ROH may refer to: * Roh (film), ''Roh'' (film), a 2020 Malaysian horror film * Roh (name), a Korean surname * Roh, Maré, New Caledonia * Revoluční odborové hnutí, labour union in Czechoslovakia 1945–1990 * Ring of Honor, American professional wrestling promotion * Royal Opera House, London, England * Runs of homozygosity, a technical term used in population genetics * Formula of a generic alcohol (chemistry), alcohol (substituent R, Oxygen, Hydrogen) * The ISO 639-3 code for the Romansh language {{disambiguation cs:Roh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Shin
Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese people who may be fully or partially Han Chinese descent. * Han Minjok, or Han people (): the Korean native name referring to Koreans. * Hän: one of the First Nations peoples of Canada. Former states * Han (Western Zhou state) (韓) (11th century BC – 757 BC), a Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn period * Han (state) (韓) (403–230 BC), a Chinese state during the Warring States period * Han dynasty (漢/汉) (206 BC – 220 AD), a dynasty split into two eras, Western Han and Eastern Han ** Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263), a Han Chinese dynasty that existed during the Three Kingdoms Period * Former Zhao (304–329), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, known as Han (漢) before 319 * Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347), one of the Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sim Heung-sun
Sim or SIM may refer to: Computing and technology * SIM card or Subscriber Identity Module, used by mobile telephones *HP Systems Insight Manager, a system management tool * Scientific instrument module in the Apollo command and service module *Security information management in computer security *Selected ion monitoring, a mass spectrometry scanning mode *Computer simulation *Space Interferometry Mission, cancelled by NASA * Organizations *''Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal'' *Scuola Italiana di Montevideo, the Italian day school of Montevideo, Uruguay * Serving In Mission (formerly Sudan Interior Mission), a Christian mission organization *'' Servicio de Inteligencia Militar'', a former Dominican intelligence service *'' Servicio de investigación Militar'', a former Spanish military intelligence service *''Servizio Informazioni Militari'', a former Italian military intelligence service *Singapore Institute of Management *Society for Industrial Microbiology and Bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
