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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Chun Doo-hwan (전두환) Presidential Portrait.jpg — Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Chun Doo-hwan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chun-doo-hwan. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/chun-doo-hwan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/chun-doo-hwan","ne":null}}