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Choi Kyu-hah | |
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최규하 | |
_Choi.jpg) Official portrait, 1979 | |
| 4th President of South Korea | |
| In office October 26, 1979 – August 16, 1980 Acting to December 6, 1979 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Park Chung Hee |
| Succeeded by | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 12th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office December 18, 1975 – December 12, 1979 | |
| President | Park Chung Hee |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| Succeeded by | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1919 Genshū-men, Genshū-gun, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | October 22, 2006 (aged 87) Mapo, Seoul, South Korea |
| Resting place | Daejeon National Cemetery |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Higher Normal School |
| Signature | .svg) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최규하 |
| Hanja | 崔圭夏 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Gyuha |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kyuha |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 현석 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeonseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsŏk |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 서옥 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seook |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏok |
Choi Kyu-hah (Korean: 최규하; Hanja: 崔圭夏; IPA: [tɕʰø ɡjuha, - kjuha]; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth president of South Korea from 1979 to 1980.