What is Choi Kyu-ha?
{{Infobox President | name = Choi Kyu-hah | image =Choi Kyu Ha.png | caption = | order = 4th [[President of South Korea]] | term_start = 1979 | term_end = 1980 | vicepresident = | predecessor = [[Park Chung Hee]] | successor = [[Chun Doo-hwan]] | birth_date = July 16, 1919 | birth_place = Wonju, Gangwon | death_date = October 22, 2006 | death_place = [[Mapo-gu]], [[Seoul]] | spouse = [[Hong Gi (first lady) |Hong Gi]] | signature = | footnotes = }} {{Korean name|Choi}} '''Choi Kyu-hah''' (July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006) (also spelled '''Choi Kyu-ha''') was the [[President]] of [[South Korea]] between 1979 and 1980. He was born in the town of [[Wonju]], in [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon Province]]. He was [[foreign minister]] of South Korea from 1967 to 1971 and prime minister from 1975 to 1979. After the [[wikt:assassination|assassination]] of [[Park Chung Hee]] in 1979, Choi, the prime minister of [[South Korea]] at the time, took power. Because of the unrest of Park's authoritarian rule, Choi promised a new [[Constitution of South Korea|constitution]] and democratic [[Elections in South Korea|elections]] (many thought that the elections led by Park were [[wikt:flaw|flawed]]). He won a December election later that year to become the country's fourth president. In December 1979, Major General [[Chun Doo-hwan]] and close allies in the military staged a military coup against Choi's government. They quickly removed the army chief of staff and by early 1980 virtually controlled the government. In April 1980, because of increasing pressure from Chun and other politicians, Choi appointed Chun as head of the [[Korean Central Intelligence Agency]], giving him enormous power. In May, Chun declared [[martial law]] and removed all trappings of civilian government, becoming the de facto ruler of the country. By then, student protests were increasing in [[Seoul]] and [[Gwangju]]. The protests in Gwangju continued, resulting in the [[Gwangju Massacre]], where over 200 civilians were killed within five days by