Moon Jae-in was born on 24 January 1953 in Geoje. A South Korean politician and former human rights lawyer, Moon served as President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. He had been chief of staff to President Roh Moo-hyun, and won the presidency in a snap election following the impeachment of Park Geun-hye. He pursued engagement with North Korea, meeting Kim Jong-un three times in 2018, and supported the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. His government introduced labor reforms and an expansion of social programs, and managed the early COVID-19 pandemic with widespread testing, but was criticized for rising housing prices. He left office after a single five-year term as required.
Before and after
- 1953Founding of Korean Stock Exchange
- from 1953 to 1963Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- 1953The Miller-Urey experiment makes amino acids from simple gases
- 20 January 1953Birth of Jeffrey Epstein
- 24 January 1953Birth of Moon Jae-in
- 19 February 1953Birth of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- 5 March 1953Death of Joseph Stalin
- 25 April 1953Watson and Crick publish the structure of DNA
- 6 May 1953Birth of Tony Blair
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