"When he came to office, Roh appeared to offer South Korea a new start. He was relatively youthful, independent and seemed ready to tackle the country’s deeply embedded political corruption. In addition to promising not to “kowtow to the Americans” he also supported the “sunshine” policy of diplomatic approach towards North Korea. Yet Roh’s term was riddled with problems. At one point he threatened to quit and on another he voiced his fears that he was too “incompetent” to serve as the president. There was also controversy when he and his supporters left the Millennium Democratic Party in 2003 to form a new party, the Uri Party. His decision to send South Korean troops to Iraq was deeply unpopular while his diplomatic pursuit of the north was seized on by his opportunist as appeasement."
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Andrew Buncombe, The Independent journalist, "Roh Moo-Hyun: President of South Korea whose period in office was riddled with problems" (2011)
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Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun (Korean: 노무현; September 1, 1946 – May 23, 2009) was the president of South Korea from February 2003 to February 2008.
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