Korean Presidents

Question 1

Syngman Rhee Date

Answer 1

1948-1960

Question 2

Syngman Rhee Nickname

Answer 2

Elderly Dictator

Question 3

Syngman Rhee Economic Policy

Answer 3

import substitution

Question 4

Syngman Rhee NK policy

Answer 4

Wanted to “march North”

Question 5

Syngman Rhee End

Answer 5

April Revolution, April 19 1960

Question 6

Yun Po-Son Date

Answer 6

1960-1961

Question 7

Yun Po-Son Nickname

Answer 7

“Too nice for the times”

Question 8

Yun Po-Sun Prime Minister

Answer 8

Chang Myong: John Chang

Question 9

Park Chung Hee Date

Answer 9

1961-1979

Question 10

Park Chung Hee Nickname”

Answer 10

“developmental dictator”

Question 11

Park CHung Hee exconomic policy

Answer 11

export-led growth; heavy industry

Question 12

Park Chung Hee NK policies

Answer 12

Hard-line, competition, shift to peaceful coexistence, wife assassinated by NK agents

Question 13

Park CHung Hee end

Answer 13

Assassintated Octboer 26 1979

Question 14

Ch’oi Kyu Ha Date

Answer 14

1979-1980

Question 15

Ch’oi Kyu Ha nickname

Answer 15

“Interim President’

Question 16

Chun Doo Hwan Date

Answer 16

1980-1987

Question 17

Chun Doo Hwan nickname

Answer 17

“Butcher of Kwangju”

Question 18

Chun Doo Hwan Economic polexicy

Answer 18

exports, shift to high tech

Question 19

Chun Doo Hwan NK

Answer 19

carry on Park’s unification policies

Question 20

Chun Doo Hwan Extra Fact

Answer 20

1988 Seoul Olympics

Question 21

Roh Tae Woo Date

Answer 21

1987*1992

Question 22

Roh Tae Woo nickname

Answer 22

“elected military man”

Question 23

Roh Tae Woo economic policy

Answer 23

continued emphasis on exports

Question 24

Roh Tae Woo NK

Answer 24

Nordpolitick

Question 25

Kim Young Sam Date

Answer 25

1992-1997

Question 26

Kim Young Sam nickname

Answer 26

“First opposition president”

Question 27

Kim Young Sam economic policy

Answer 27

Asian Financial Crisis; anti-corruption

Question 28

Kim Young Sam NK

Answer 28

hard-line toward north

Question 29

Kim Dae Jung date

Answer 29

1997-2002

Question 30

Kim Dae Jung nickname

Answer 30

“Democracy triumphant”

Question 31

Kim Dae Jung economic policy

Answer 31

recovery

Question 32

Kim Dae Jung NK

Answer 32

Sunshine policy

Question 33

Kim Dae Jung Extra Fact

Answer 33

Nobel Peace Prize

Question 34

Roh Moo Hyun Date

Answer 34

2002-2007

Question 35

Roh Moo-hyun nickname

Answer 35

“Torch has been passed”

Question 36

Roh Moo-hyun economic policy

Answer 36

Korea as “hub” of Northeast Asia

Question 37

Roh Moo-hyun NK

Answer 37

“Policy of Peach and Prosperity” (more Sunshine)

Question 38

Roh Moo-hyun end

Answer 38

Impeached (but reinstated by Constitutional Court); committed suicide in 2009

Question 39

Lee myung-bak Date

Answer 39

2007-2012

Question 40

Lee myung-bak nickname

Answer 40

The “bulldozer” (pendulum swinging back?)

Question 41

Lee myung-bak NK

Answer 41

Reciprocity with the North

Question 42

Lee myung-bak extra fact

Answer 42

popular (mad cow) protests

Question 43

Park Geun-hye date

Answer 43

2012-2017

Question 44

Park Geun-hye nickname

Answer 44

Strongman’s daughter

Question 45

Park Geun-hye economic policy

Answer 45

Pro big-business

Question 46

Park Geun hye NK

Answer 46

cautious engagement with the North; “trustpolitik”

Question 47

Park Geung hye extra fact

Answer 47

Comfort women agreement with Japan

Question 48

Park geun hye end

Answer 48

impeached in 2017

Question 49

Moon Jae-in Date

Answer 49

2017-Present

Question 50

Moon Jae-In NK

Answer 50

“moonshine?”

Question 51

Moon Jae-In Extra Facts

Answer 51

NK nuclear crisis, China, THAAD, and “Trump effect”

Question 52

Presidents in order

Answer 52

1. Syngman Rhee
2. Yo Po-sun
3. Park Chung Hee
4. Choi Kyu Ha
5. Chun Doo Hwan
6. Roh Tae Woo
7. Kim Young Sam
8. Kim Dae Jung
9. Roh Moo-hyun
10. Lee myung-bak
11. Park Geun-hye
12. Moon Jae-in