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South Korean presidential election, 1987

Republic of Korea
presidential election, 1987
South Korea
1981 ←
16 December 1987 → 1992

  Roh Tae-woo - cropped, 1989-Mar-13.jpg Kim Young-sam.png
Nominee Roh Tae-woo Kim Young-sam
Party Democratic Justice Reunification Democratic
Popular vote 8,282,738 6,337,581
Percentage 36.6% 28.0%

  Kim Dae-jung (Cropped).png Kim Jong-pil.png
Nominee Kim Dae-jung Kim Jong-pil
Party Peace and Democracy New Democratic Republican
Popular vote 6,113,375 1,823,067
Percentage 27.0% 8.1%

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provinces and cities majority won by

– Roh Tae-woo – Kim Young-sam
– Kim Dae-jung – Kim Jong-pil


President before election

Chun Du-hwan
Democratic Justice

Elected President

Roh Tae-woo
Democratic Justice


PESK1987 RESULT MAP.png

– Roh Tae-woo – Kim Young-sam
– Kim Dae-jung – Kim Jong-pil

Chun Du-hwan
Democratic Justice

Roh Tae-woo
Democratic Justice

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 16 December 1987.

It was the first free direct presidential election held in South Korea, which marked the beginning of the Sixth Republic. The result was a victory for Roh Tae-woo, who won 35.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 89.2%.


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