Choi Kyu-hah
Choi Kyu-hah | |
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최규하 | |
Official portrait, 1979 | |
| 4th President of South Korea | |
| In office December 6, 1979 – August 16, 1980 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Park Chung Hee |
| Succeeded by | Park Choong-hoon (acting) Chun Doo-hwan |
| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office December 18, 1975 – October 26, 1979 | |
| President | Park Chung Hee |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| Succeeded by | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1919 Genshū-gun, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | October 22, 2006 (aged 87) Mapo, Seoul, South Korea |
| Resting place | Daejeon National Cemetery |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Higher Normal School |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최규하 |
| Hanja | 崔圭夏 |
| RR | Choe Gyuha |
| MR | Ch'oe Kyuha |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 현석 |
| Hanja | 玄石 |
| RR | Hyeonseok |
| MR | Hyŏnsŏk |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 서옥 |
| Hanja | 瑞玉 |
| RR | Seook |
| MR | Sŏok |
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Choi Kyu-hah (Korean: 최규하, pronounced [tɕʰø ɡjuha, - kjuha]; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006) was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth president of South Korea from 1979 to 1980. An independent politician, he served as the prime minister under President Park Chung Hee from 1975 to 1979.