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JUST IN: Former president confirmed dead
Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which was in remission, and his health had deteriorated recently, his former press secretary Min Chung-ki told reporters.
He passed away at his Seoul home early on Tuesday morning and his body will be transferred for funeral later today.
A former military commander, Chun presided over the 1980 Gwangju army massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators, a crime for which he was later convicted and received a commuted death sentence.
Chun was born on March 6, 1931, in Yulgok-myeon, a poor farming town in the southeastern county of Hapcheon, during Japanese rule over Korea.” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />
Taking charge of the investigation into the assassination of President Park Chung-hee that year, Chun courted key military allies and gained control of South Korea’s intelligence agencies to headline a December 12 coup.
He joined the military straight out of high school, working his way up the ranks until he was appointed a commander in 1979.
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