list of presidents of South Korea
This is a chronologically ordered list of presidents of South Korea, from the earliest to the most recent.
- Syngman Rhee (1948β60)
- Yun Po-SΕn (1960β62)
- Park Chung-Hee (1963β79)
- Choi Kyu-Hah (1979β80)
- Chun Doo-Hwan (1980β88)
- Roh Tae-Woo (1988β93)
- Kim Young-Sam (1993β98)
- Kim Dae-Jung (1998β2003)
- Roh Moo-Hyun (2003β08)
- Lee Myung-Bak (2008β13)
- Park Geun-Hye (2013β17)
- Moon Jae-In (2017β22)
- Yoon Suk-Yeol (2022β25; suspended from December 14, 2024 to April 4, 2025)
- Lee Jae-Myung (2025β )
The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.
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