Former South Korean President Choi Kyu-hah died in Seoul on October 22, 2006. He was 87 years old. Choi was found unconscious in his home by a nurse at 6 a.m. local time ( UTC +9) on Sunday morning and was rushed to Seoul National University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 7:37 a.m. Doctors said that he died from acute heart failure. Choi became acting President after then-President Park Chung Hee was assassinated on October 26, 1979. He was officially sworn as the 10th President in December of the same year following a military coup, but resigned that post on August 16, 1980. After his resignation, he refused to discuss the coup in much detail.
Former South Korean President died in Seoul on October 22, 2006. He was 87 years old. Choi was found unconscious in his home by a nurse at 6 a.m. local time ( +9) on Sunday morning and was rushed to Seoul National University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 7:37 a.m. Doctors said that he died from acute heart failure. Choi became acting President after then-President was assassinated on October 26, 1979. He was officially sworn as the 10th President in December of the same year following a military coup, but resigned that post on August 16, 1980. After his resignation, he refused to discuss the coup in much detail.
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