List of Presidents of South Korea by time in office

This is a list of Presidents of South Korea
President of South Korea
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by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.

Rank by time in office

# in office	\| President	Rank by length of term	\| Notes
3	Park Chung-hee Park Chung-hee Park Chung-hee was a Republic of Korea Army general and the leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He seized power in a military coup and ruled until his assassination in 1979. He has been credited with the industrialization of the Republic of Korea through export-led growth...	1	Served 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th terms; assassinated
1	Rhee Syngman Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere. Rhee was regarded as an anti-Communist and a strongman, and he led South Korea through the...	2	Served 1st, 2nd, and 3rd terms; resigned
5	Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan was a ROK Army general and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Chun was sentenced to death in 1996 for his heavy-handed response to the Gwangju Democratization Movement, but later pardoned by President Kim Young-sam with the advice of then President-elect Kim Dae-jung,...	3	Served 11th and 12th terms
6	Roh Tae-woo Roh Tae-woo Roh Tae-woo , is a former ROK Army general and politician. He was the 13th president of South Korea .Roh befriended Chun Doo-hwan while in high school in Daegu. In his younger life, Roh was a keen rugby union player....	4	Served 13th term
7	Kim Young-sam Kim Young-sam Kim Young-sam was a South Korean politician and democratic activist. From 1961, he spent 30 years as South Korea's leader of the opposition, and one of Park Chung-hee's most powerful rivals....	5	Served 14th term
8	Kim Dae-jung	5	Served 15th term
9	Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun GOM GCB was the 16th President of South Korea .Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his...	5	Served 16th term
10	Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak is the President of South Korea. Prior to his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction and the mayor of Seoul. He is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. His older brother is Lee Sang-deuk, a South Korean politician. He attends the...	8	Incumbent: serving 17th term
2	Yun Bo-seon Yun Bo-seon Yun Bo-seon was a Korean former independence activist and politician, and the President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. Studying in the UK, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh and gained an M.A., After returning home in 1932...	9	Served 4th term; resigned
4	Choi Kyu-hah	10	Served 10th term; resigned

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