Lee Soon-ja | |
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이순자 | |
![]() Lee in 1981 | |
First Lady of South Korea | |
In role 1 September 1980 – 28 June 1987 | |
President | Chun Doo-hwan |
Preceded by | Hong Gi |
Succeeded by | Kim Ok-suk |
Personal details | |
Born | Chōshun, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan (now Changchun, Jilin, China) | 24 March 1939
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Ewha Womans University (dropped out) |
Religion | Buddhism (formerly Roman Catholic) |
Lee Soon-ja | |
Hangul | 이순자 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Sunja |
McCune–Reischauer | I Suncha |
Lee Soon-ja (Korean: 이순자; born 24 March 1939) is the widow of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan. She was the first lady when Chun Doo-hwan was in office, from 1980 to 1988.[1]