ROK By Mirae Kim Period: Jul 24, 1948 to Apr 26, 1960 Syngman Rhee Aug 15, 1948 Republic of Korea established Period: Aug 13, 1960 to Mar 24, 1962 Yun Bo-seon May 16, 1961 Military Coup overthrows civilian government Period: Dec 17, 1963 to Oct 26, 1979 Park Chung-hee Oct 17, 1972 Yushin Constitution Oct 26, 1979 Park Chung-hee assasinated Period: Dec 6, 1979 to Aug 16, 1980 Choi Kyu-hah May 18, 1980 Gwangju Uprising Period: Sep 1, 1980 to Feb 24, 1988 Chun Doo-hwan Jun 10, 1987 June Democracy Movement Dec 16, 1987 First Democratic Election Period: Feb 25, 1988 to Feb 24, 1993 Roh Tae-woo Period: Feb 25, 1993 to Feb 24, 1998 Kim Young-sam Period: Feb 25, 1998 to Feb 24, 2003 Kim Dae-jung Jun 13, 2000 Inter-Korean Summit Period: Feb 25, 2003 to Feb 24, 2008 Roh Moo-hyun Period: Feb 25, 2008 to Feb 24, 2013 Lee Myung-bak Period: Feb 25, 2013 to Mar 10, 2017 Park Geun-hye Period: May 10, 2017 to May 9, 2022 Moon Jae-in Period: May 10, 2022 to May 9, 2027 Yoon Suk-yeol