16 December 1987 1992 → 36.6% 28.0% 27.0% 8.1% | 8,282,738 6,337,581 6,113,375 1,823,067 Start date December 16, 1987 | |
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Winner Roh Tae‑woo | ||
Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 16 December 1987.
It was the first free direct presidential election held in South Korea, which marked the beginning of the Sixth Republic. The result was a victory for Roh Tae-woo, who won 35.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 89.2%.
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South Korean presidential election, 1987 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA