Chi Hyun Chung

Chi Hyun Chung
정치현
Personal details
Born
Chi Hyun Chung

(1970-03-07) 7 March 1970 (age 54)
Gwangju, South Korea
Political partyPopular Solidarity Alliance (2021–present)
Front for Victory (2020)
Christian Democratic Party (2019)
Alma mater
Korean name
Hangul
정치현
Revised RomanizationJeong Chihyeon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Ch'ihyŏn
IPA[tɕʌŋ tɕʰi hjʌn]

Chi Hyun Chung (Korean: 정치현,[1][2] pronounced [tɕʌŋ tɕʰi hjʌn]; Spanish: [ˈtʃi ˈ(x)jun ˈtʃuŋɡ]; born 7 March 1970) is a Korean-Bolivian doctor, evangelical pastor and politician. He became notable in the country's media for his statements in favor of the Christian community.[citation needed] Chung was a candidate for the President of Bolivia for the Christian Democratic Party in the 2019 Bolivian general election and the candidate for the Front For Victory in the 2020 Bolivian general election. Due to his conservative ideology, some international media has described Chung as the "Bolivian Bolsonaro".[3]

  1. ^ 고미혜 (29 August 2019). 볼리비아 대선에 한인도 도전…"한국 기적을 이곳에도". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ 고미혜 (21 October 2019). 볼리비아 대선, 한국계 후보 정치현 중간집계 '3위' 선전. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Elecciones en Bolivia: Chi Hyun Chung, el Bolsonaro boliviano que busca destronar a Evo Morales". 10 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.