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President of South Korea

Index President of South Korea

The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the South Korean constitution, the chairperson of the cabinet, the chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of South Korea. [1]

59 relations: Ahn Cheol-soo, Blue House, Chief of staff, Choi Kyu-hah, Chun Doo-hwan, Commander-in-chief, Constitution of South Korea, Constitutional Court of Korea, Declaration of war, Decree, Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, Elections in South Korea, Excellency, Executive (government), First Lady of South Korea, First Republic of Korea, Goh Kun, Governor-General of Korea, Head of state, Heo Jeong, Hong Jun-pyo, Hwang Kyo-ahn, Impeachment of Park Geun-hye, Kim Dae-jung, Kim Young-sam, Korean reunification, Lee Myung-bak, List of leaders of North Korea, List of monarchs of Korea, List of Presidents of South Korea, List of Presidents of South Korea by time in office, Martial law, Medal, Moon Jae-in, Mr. President (title), National Assembly (South Korea), National Intelligence Service (South Korea), National Unification Advisory Council, Park Chung-hee, Park Geun-hye, Politics of South Korea, President, Presidential elections in South Korea, Presidential Secretariat (South Korea), Prime Minister of South Korea, Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, Referendum, Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Roh Moo-hyun, Roh Tae-woo, ..., Seoul, South Korea, South Korean presidential election, 2017, South Korean won, State Council of South Korea, State of emergency, Syngman Rhee, Vice President of South Korea, Yun Posun. Expand index (9 more) »

Ahn Cheol-soo

Ahn Cheol-soo (born 26 February 1962) is a South Korean politician, physician, and software entrepreneur.

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Blue House

The Blue House (청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; Cheong Wa Dae; literally "pavilion of blue tiles") is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea, and is located in the capital city of Seoul.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president or a senior military officer.

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Choi Kyu-hah

Choi Kyu-hah (or; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha, was President of South Korea between 1979 and 1980.

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Chun Doo-hwan

Chun Doo-hwan (or; born 18 January 1931) is a South Korean politician and former South Korean army general who served as the President of South Korea from 1979 to 1988, ruling as an unelected coup leader from December 1979 to September 1980 and as elected president from 1980 to 1988.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Constitution of South Korea

The Constitution of the Republic of Korea is the basic law of South Korea.

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Constitutional Court of Korea

The Constitutional Court of Korea is an independent and specialised court in South Korea, whose primary role is the reviewing of constitutionality under the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.

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Declaration of war

A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another.

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Decree

A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution).

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Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea

The Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea is a senior member of the Cabinet of South Korea.

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Elections in South Korea

Elections in South Korea are held on national level to select the President and the National Assembly.

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Excellency

Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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First Lady of South Korea

The First Lady of the Republic of Korea, commonly known as the First Lady of South Korea, is the wife of the President of South Korea.

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First Republic of Korea

The First Republic of Korea was South Korea's first independent government, ruling the country from 1948 to 1960.

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Goh Kun

Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician, the former Prime Minister of South Korea and former President of South Korea.

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Governor-General of Korea

The post of Governor-General of Korea served as the chief administrator of Korea while it was held as Chōsen (Korea) from 1910 to 1945.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state.

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Heo Jeong

Heo Jeong (Korean: 허정; Hanja: 許政; April 8, 1896September 18, 1988) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist, who served as the sixth prime minister of South Korea during the country's Second Republic.

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Hong Jun-pyo

Hong Jun-pyo (born 5 December 1954), also spelled as Hong Joon-pyo, is a South Korean politician who is a former prosecutor and governor of South Gyeongsang Province.

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Hwang Kyo-ahn

Hwang Kyo-ahn (황교안, Hanja: 黃敎安, RR: Hwang Gyo-an; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and lawyer and judicial branch commity and was the 44th Prime Minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017, having previously served as Justice Minister.

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Impeachment of Park Geun-hye

The impeachment of Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea, was the culmination of a political scandal involving interventions to the presidency from her aide.

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Kim Dae-jung

Kim Dae-jung, or Kim Dae Jung (6 January 192418 August 2009), was a South Korean politician who served as President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.

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Kim Young-sam

Kim Young-sam (or; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015) was a South Korean politician and democratic activist, who served as President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.

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Korean reunification

Korean reunification (통일, 統一) refers to the potential reunification of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea), the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea), and the Korean Demilitarized Zone under a single government.

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Lee Myung-bak

Lee Myung-bak (born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean politician and businessman who served as President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013.

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List of leaders of North Korea

This article lists the political leaders of North Korea, officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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List of monarchs of Korea

This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty.

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List of Presidents of South Korea

Since the establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea which is commonly known as South Korea in 1948, twelve people have served nineteen terms as President of South Korea.

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List of Presidents of South Korea by time in office

This is a list of Presidents of South Korea by time in office.

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Martial law

Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civilian functions of government, especially in response to a temporary emergency such as invasion or major disaster, or in an occupied territory. Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public.

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Medal

A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides.

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Moon Jae-in

Moon Jae-in (born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician serving as the 12th and current President of South Korea since 2017.

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Mr. President (title)

The title "Mr.

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National Assembly (South Korea)

The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, often shortened to the National Assembly in domestic English-language media, is the 300-member unicameral national legislature of South Korea.

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National Intelligence Service (South Korea)

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) (대한민국국가정보원, 국정원) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.

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National Unification Advisory Council

The National Unification Advisory Council (민주평화통일자문회의, 民主平和統一諮問會議) is the constitutional organization, established in accordance with the Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea and the National Unification Advisory Council Act (Korea) to advise the President of South Korea on the formulation of peaceful unification policy.

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Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee (or; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician, general, who served as the President of South Korea from 1963 until his assassination in 1979, assuming that office after first ruling the country as head of a military junta installed by the May 16 coup in 1961.

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Park Geun-hye

Park Geun-hye (born 2 February 1952) is a former South Korean politician who served as the 11th President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017.

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Politics of South Korea

The politics of the Republic of Korea takes place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of state, and of a multi-party system.

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President

The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.

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Presidential elections in South Korea

Presidential elections in South Korea determine who will serve as the President of South Korea for the next five years (formerly four, six, and seven).

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Presidential Secretariat (South Korea)

The Presidential Secretariat assists the President of South Korea.

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Prime Minister of South Korea

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (국무총리 / 國務總理, Gungmuchongni) is appointed by the President of South Korea, with the National Assembly's approval.

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Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea

The Korean Provisional Government (KPG), formally the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a partially recognized Korean government-in-exile, based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chungking, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

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Referendum

A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal.

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Republic of Korea Armed Forces

The Republic of Korea Armed Forces, also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea.

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Roh Moo-hyun

Roh Moo-hyun GOM (1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician who served as President of South Korea (2003–2008).

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Roh Tae-woo

Roh Tae-woo (born December 4, 1932) is a former South Korean politician and ROK Army general who served as President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993.

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Seoul

Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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South Korean presidential election, 2017

The 19th South Korean presidential election was held on 9 May 2017, after the impeachment and dismissal of Park Geun-hye.

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South Korean won

The won (원,; symbol: ₩; code: KRW) or the Korean Republic Won is the currency of South Korea.

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State Council of South Korea

The State Council of the Republic of Korea is the chief executive body and national cabinet of the Republic of Korea involved in discussing "important policies that fall within the power of the Executive" as specified by the Constitution.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions that it would normally not be permitted.

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Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee (April 18, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a South Korean politician, the first and the last Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.

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Vice President of South Korea

The Vice President of the Republic of Korea was the second highest executive office in South Korea.

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Yun Posun

Yun Posun (or; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a Korean independence activist and politician, who served as President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 before being replaced by the long-serving Park Chung-hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea

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