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Choi Kyu-hah

Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (died 2006)

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Born
July 16, 1919
Died
October 22, 2006
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1919

About Choi Kyu-hah

Choi Kyu-hah 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 the administration of President Park Chung Hee from 1975 to 1979. His funeral was held on 26 October 2006, and was attended by President Roh Moo-hyun, first lady Kwon Yang-sook, Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, and former presidents Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung. Choi graduated in 1943; two years later he became a professor at the Seoul National University of Education. After the assassination of Park Chung Hee in 1979, Choi became acting president; the prime minister stood next in line for the presidency under Article 48 of the Yushin Constitution.

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Choi Kyu-hah timeline

  1. Choi graduated in 1943; two years later he became a professor at the Seoul National University of Education.
  2. After the assassination of Park Chung Hee in 1979, Choi became acting president; the prime minister stood next in line for the presidency under Article 48 of the Yushin Constitution.
  3. His funeral was held on 26 October 2006, and was attended by President Roh Moo-hyun, first lady Kwon Yang-sook, Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, and former presidents Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung.

The world when Choi Kyu-hah was born

Choi Kyu-hah was born in 1919. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1919

  • Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
  • Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
  • Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Choi Kyu-hah's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19192026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population103.2M341 million

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