Chun Doo-hwan

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chun-doo-hwan

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Chun Doo-hwan born?January 18, 1931
2. Where was Chun Doo-hwan born?Hapcheon County, Japanese Empire (now South Korea)
3. What is the career trajectory?Army general who seized presidential power through military coups
4. What is the presidency era?Fifth Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
5. Who was Chun Doo-hwan?He was a South Korean general who became president after a military coup.
6. How did he take power?He led a coup in December 1979, declared martial law in May 1980, and became president in 1981.

Military Coup d'état: The sudden, illegal overthrow of a government by military forces.
Martial Law: The imposition of direct military control over normal civilian functions of government, especially in response to a temporary emergency.
Gwangju Uprising: A pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, brutally suppressed by the military under Chun's martial law.
Democratization Movement: A process by which a country transitions from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one.