SEOUL--Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds while in office ...

Despite a hugely popular cast, Disney's first foray into K-dramas didn't go well due to its insensitive handling of a serious ...

World News // 3 years ago Chun Doo-hwan, ex-South Korean dictator, dies at 90 Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, a general who seized power in a 1979 military coup and brutally ...

Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea’s most vilified former military dictator, who seized power in a coup and ruled his country with an iron fist for most of the 1980s, dispatching paratroopers and ...

South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator on Tuesday during their final arguments at his ...

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Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.

The vivid, realist stories depict 1980s South Korea during the oppressive military dictatorship of President Chun Doo-hwan; over each hangs the shadow of the Gwangju massacre, in which hundreds or ...

Lee Kwang-beom, one of the lawyers for parliament, compared Yoon to previous autocratic South Korean leaders including Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan. Yoon wanted to create a world where his ...