Chung Ho-yong
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Chung Ho-yong 정호용 | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South Korean |
Political party | Democratic Justice |
Spouse | Kim Suk-hwan |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정호용 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Ho-yong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ho-yong |
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Hangul | 목우 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Mogu |
McCune–Reischauer | Mogu |
General Chung Ho-yong (Korean: 정호용; Hanja:
In January 1996, Chung was tried over his complicity in the brutal suppression of the Gwangju Uprising. Later that year, he was found guilty of treason. The prosecution requested a life sentence, albeit Chung instead received a 10-year sentence. In December 1997, Chung was released from prison after being pardoned by President Kim Young-sam.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Pollack, Andrew (21 December 1997). "New Korean Leader Agrees to Pardon of 2 Ex-Dictators". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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- 5·6공 주역, 정호용 전 국방장관 :“나는 친구 노태우에게 배신당했다” (in Korean)
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