Ex South Korean strongman Chun Doo hwan dies at age 90

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds while in office, died Tuesday. He was 90. Chun, who suffered in recent years from Alzheimer’s disease and a blood ...

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