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Chun Doo-hwan
Deceased

How Did Chun Doo-hwan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90
Also known as전두환GenderMaleNationalitySouth KoreaBorn18/01/1931Born inHapcheon, South Gyeongsang, South KoreaDied23/11/2021 (aged 90)Died inYeonhui-dongCausemultiple myelomaWikidataQ14362 ↗TMDb#2266232 ↗

Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, he ruled the country as a military dictator following a successful coup in December 1979. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Fifth Republic of Korea.

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Filmography14 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Emergency Martial LawMovieSelf (archive footage)94
2022The Combat KingsMovieSelf (archive footage)91
2022존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분MovieSelf (archive footage)91
2021Media Mafia: a Tale of Two NewspapersMovieSelf (archive footage)90
2019Modern KoreaSeriesSelf (archive footage)88
2019Citizen RohMovieSelf (archive footage)88
2018StraightSeriesSelf (archive footage)87
201888/18SeriesSelf (archive footage)87
2017Our PresidentMovieSelf (archive footage)86
2015SpotlightSeriesSelf (archive footage)84
2014Non Fiction DiaryMovieSelf (archive footage)83
2012An Escalator in World OrderMovieSelf (archive footage)81
1984Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old ManMovieSelf (archive footage)53
0Great ExpectationsMovieSelf (archive footage)—