Former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan, who seized power after a military coup in 1979 and suppressed a pro-democracy civil uprising by force the next year, died on Tuesday. He was 90.The former army general died at his Seoul home after battling chronic illnesses such as multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing his aides.The presidential office regretted that Chun died without an apology for the bloody crackdown on the 1980 uprising, even as it said it prays for the soul of the deceased.Chun "didn't reveal the truth of history until the end," presid…READ FULL ARTICLE
