The former president of South Korea Chun Doo-hwan passed away at the age of 90 years due to heart failure in Seoul, South Korea. He belonged to the ‘Democratic Justice’ party.
The South Korean politician was also a former army general, who led the 1979 military coup that sparked massive democracy protests in the country.
He became the 5th President of South Korea and he served as thePresident of the Democratic Justice Party from 1981 to 1987.