Talk Elections

Presidents of South Korea

1. Syngman Rhee (1875-1965) (eliminated in round 4)

Birth Place: Hwanghae

President 1948-1960

Syngman Rhee was the first president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 26 April 1875 at Hwanghae and lived in the US for most of his life. Syngman Rhee served as president of South Korea from 24 July 1948 to 26 April 1960. He also served as 1st President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. He died at the age of 90 on 19 July 1965 in Honolulu.

 
2. Yun Bo-seon (1897-1990) (eliminated in the semifinal)

Birth Place: Asan

President  1960-1962

Yun Bo seon was the former president of South Korea. He was born on 26 August 1897 at Asan. Yun Bo-seon was the South Korean politician who served as president of South Korea from 13 August 1960 to 22 March 1962. He also serves as Commerce Minister of South Korea. He was from the New Democratic Party. He died at the age of 92 on 18 July 1990


3. Park Chung-hee (1917-1979) (eliminated in round 5)

Birth Place: Gumi-si

President 1963-1979

Park Chung-hee was the former president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 30 September 1917 at Gumi-si. Park Chung-hee was the South Korean politician who served as president of South Korea from 17 December 1963 to 26 October 1979. He also served as Commerce Minister of South Korea. He was at the rank of Army General in the Military of South Korea. He was from Democratic Republican Political Party. He was a Buddhist and died at the age of 62 on 26 October 1979 in Seoul.


4. Choi Kyu-hah (1919-2006) (eliminated in round 2)

Birth Place: Wonju

President 1979-1980

Choi Kyu-hah was the former president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 16 July 1919 at Wonju. Choi Kyu-hah served as president of South Korea from 8 December 1979 to 16 August 1980. He was also Prime Minister and foreign minister of South Korea. He died at the age of 87 on 22 October 2006 in Mapo-gu.

 
5. Chun Doo-hwan (1931-) (eliminated in round 1)

Birth Place: Hapcheon

President 1980-1988

Chun Doo-hwan was the former president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 18 January 1931 at Hapcheon. Chun Doo-hwan was the South Korean politician who served as president of South Korea from 1 September 1980 to 24 February 1988. He was a General in the Military of South Korea. He was from Democratic Republican Political Party. He was a Buddhist.

 
6. Roh Tae-woo (1932-) (eliminated in round 7)

Birth Place: Taikyu

President 1988-1993

Roh Tae-woo was the former president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 4 December 1932 at Taikyu. Roh Tae-woo was the South Korean politician who served as president of South Korea from 25 February 1988 to 24 February 1993. He was a General in the Army of South Korea. He was from the Democratic Justice Party and was a Buddhist.


7. Kim Young-sam (1927-) (eliminated in the final)

Birth Place: Geoje

President 1993-1998

Kim Young-sam was the former president of Republic of South Korea. He was also the first civilian President of South Korea since 1960. He was born on 20 December 1927 at Geoje. Kim Young-sam was the South Korean politician who served as president of South Korea from 25 February 1993 to 24 February 1998. He was a democratic activist.

 
8. Kim Dae-jung (1925-2009)

Birth Place: Haui-do

President 1998-2003

Kim Dae-jung was the former president of Republic of South Korea.  He was called "Asias Nelson Mandela" and served as president of South Korea from 25 February 1998 to 24 February 2003. He was from the Millennium Democratic Party. He died at the age of 83 on 18 August 2009 in Seoul


9. Roh Moo-hyeon (1946-2009) (eliminated in round 6)

Birth Place: Gimhae

President 2003-2008

Roh Moo-hyeon was the former president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 1 September 1946 at Gimhae. Roh Moo-hyeon was the South Korean politician who served as president of South Korea from 25 February 2003 to 24 February 2008. He died at the age of 62 in 2009 in Seoul


10. Lee Myung-bak (1941-) (eliminated in round 3)

Birth Place: Osaka, Japan

President 2008-

Lee Myung-bak is the current president of Republic of South Korea. He was born on 19 December 1941 in Osaka. Lee Myung-bak is serving as the South Korean President since 25 February 2008. He is a former mayor of Seoul. He is from the Grand National Party and a Christian.

A short political history of South Korea from BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1997/korean_elections_97/39111.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1997/korean_elections_97/39111.stm)

Round 1, normal round

Chun Doo-hwan

OK, Chun

Result of round 1:

General Chun Doo-hwan eliminated with the votes 2-0. Ill try one more round to see if anybody joins in.

Round 2, normal round

Choi Kyu-hah (short termer)

Choi Kyu-hah

Choi indeed

Sorry, I missed the first round

Result of round 2

Choi Kyu-hah eliminated 4-0

Round 3, normal round
General Park Chung-hee presided over enormous economic growth ("the miracle on the Han"), but he was yet another brutal military dictator, so he is my bid for elimination in this round.

Guess some of you will want to find some boring and/or corrupt civilian politician instead.

Syngman Rhee

Lee Myung-bak

A disappointment.
I don't want to kill the old bad guys, Rhee and Park. I'll first try to kill Lee, Roh Moo-hyeon and Kim Young-sam, the 3 great disappointments.
Well, you know everything, now ;D

Park Chung-hee and Syngman Rhee look more interesting than some of the newer ones, I'll wait a little bit before trying to vote them out.

Eliminate Lee Myung-bak

Result of round 3

Lee Myung-bak 2
Park Chung-hee 1
Syngman Rhee 1

Lee eliminated

Round 4, normal round

Syngman Rhee - a skillfull manipulator of the US government, Ill give him that, but a corrupt bastard, oppressor, tyrant etc. (you get the picture...)

Syngman Rhee

Roh Moo-hyeon

Yeah, good fights in survivors like in the good ol' time... ;)
But you are too few voters :(

Result of round 4

Syngman Rhee 2
Roh Moo-hyeon 1

Syngman Rhee eliminated

Round 5, normal round

General Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee

Its a 2-2 tie among regular voters. We need a tie-breaker..

Take previous votes ;D

OK, but since Nhoj voted in one more round than Edu that means Park Chung-hee is eliminated in round 5.

Round 6, normal round

Roh Moo-hyeon

WOT ?!
I've probably made a mistake :P

Anyway, Roh Moo-hyeon

Roh Moo-hyeon

Roh Moo-hyeon

Result of round 6

Roh Moo-hyeon unanimously eliminated (4-0). That was boring.. We need something to disagree about.

Round 7

Roh Tae-woo, last of the military men.

Kim Young-sam

Again, a disappointment. While, at least, Roh Tae-woo was a liberalizer, eventually more efficient.

Yun Bo-seon

I'll vote here (if you let me, politicus):

Roh Tae-woo

Of course, glad to see you dont like dictators either.

Roh Tae-woo. Not the worst South Korea has seen but still corrupt and coup-happy.

Result of round 7

Roh Tae-woo 3
Yun Bo-seon 2
Kim Young-sam 1

Roh Tae-woo eliminated

Semifinal

Yun Bo-seon

Battle of the Kims in the final!

Yun Bo-seon, obviously.

Yun Bo-seon

Yun Bo-seon

Kim Young-sam

Result of the semifinal

Yun Bo-seon 4
Kim Young-sam 1

Yun Bo-seon eliminated

The final: Battle of the Kims.

Kim Young-sam for survivor...

Just to secure the poor guys gets one vote + I think Kim Dae-jungs Sunshine policy towards North Korea was too naive and generally counterproductive.

Kim Young-sam to live.

Kim Dae-jung for Survivor!

Its a 2-2 tie at the moment, so Ill let it stay open for a while.

Yes, Dae-Jung has to win this. Kim Dae-Jung for Survivor!!

With a 4-2 victory Kim Dae-Jung is the survivor.