Choe Gyuha
| Choi Kyu-hah | |
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| 최규하 | |
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| President of South Korea | |
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In office October 26, 1979 – August 16, 1980 (Acting to December 6, 1979) |
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| Prime Minister | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Preceded by | Park Chung-hee |
| Succeeded by | Pak Choong-hoon (acting) Chun Doo-hwan |
| 19th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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In office December 18, 1975 – October 26, 1979 |
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| President | Park Chung-hee |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| Succeeded by | Park Chung-hoon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 16, 1919 Wonju-myeon, Wonju County, Gangwon, Japanese Korea |
| Died | October 22, 2006 (aged 87) Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Resting place | Daejeon National Cemetery |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Hong Gi (m. 1935) |
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba |
| Religion | Neo-Confucianism |
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| Korean name | |
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| Revised Romanization | Choe Gyu-ha |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kyuha |
| Pen name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeonseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsŏk |
| Courtesy name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seook |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏok |
Choi Kyu-hah (Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰø.ɡju.ɦa] or [tɕʰø] [kju.ɦa]; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha, was President of South Korea between 1979 and 1980.
Choi was born in Wonju, Gangwon Province when Korea was a part of the Empire of Japan. This area today is in South Korea.
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 1979, Choi became acting president; the prime minister stood next in line for the presidency under Article 48 of the Yushin Constitution. Due to the unrest resulting from Park's authoritarian rule, Choi promised democratic elections, as under Park elections had been widely seen as rigged. Choi also promised a new constitution to replace the highly authoritarian Yushin Constitution. Choi won an election in December that year to become the country's fourth president.
In December 1979, Major General Chun Doo-hwan and close allies within the military staged a coup d'état against Choi's government. They quickly removed the army chief of staff and virtually controlled the government by early 1980.
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