Roh changed politics, but let down public
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-25 07:46
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People mourn former ROK president Roh Moo-hyun at a memorial altar in Roh's hometown of Bonghwa village in Gimhae, about 450 km southeast of Seoul, yesterday. Reuters |
SEOUL: The Republic of Korea's (ROK) ex-president Roh Moo-hyun, who apparently jumped to his death on Saturday, rose to office as champion of a generation that hit the streets to fight for democracy, but left it largely written off as a failed leader.
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