Jeong Seung-hwa
South Korean military officer, politician (1929–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a general. For the fencer, see Jung Seung-hwa.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.
Jeong Seung-hwa (정승화, 鄭昇和; 27 February 1929 – 12 June 2002) was a South Korean general officer, and the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army. He was present at the Blue House presidential compound, site of the assassination of President Park Chung-hee, when it took place on 26 October 1979.
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Birth name | Jeong Seung-hwa |
Born | (1929-02-27)27 February 1929 Gimcheon, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | 12 June 2002(2002-06-12) (aged 73) Seoul, South Korea |
Allegiance | South Korea |
Service/ | Republic of Korea Army |
Years of service | 1947–1979 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Chief of Staff of the Army II Corps Capital Mechanized Infantry Division 3rd Infantry Division 10th Infantry Brigade(Mechanized) 26th Infantry Regiment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정승화 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Seunghwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Sŭnghwa |
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