Moon Jae-in

Moon Jae-in

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Moon Jae-in served as the 12th President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. He is known for his progressive policies and efforts to engage in dialogue with North Korea, including notable summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un aimed at reducing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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Yoon's victory in the elections was partly due to widespread discontent with the previous administration led by Moon Jae-in.

Corea del Sur condena a cadena perpetua al expresidente Yoon Suk-yeol por insurrección tras declarar la ley marcial en 2024
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-19
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Moon Jae-in was the president of South Korea during the period when the Democratic Party of Korea was in power from 2017 to 2022.

Chủ tịch huyện ở Hàn Quốc bị khai trừ đảng vì phát ngôn 'nhập khẩu trinh nữ Việt'
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-02-09
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Moon Jae In is the predecessor of Yoon Suk Yeol and has not been imprisoned unlike other former presidents.

Как сумки Chanel довели до тюрьмы первую леди Южной Кореи — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2026-01-29
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Moon Jae-in is a former President of South Korea whose diplomatic approach is similar to that of Lee.

Diplomasi Pragmatis Lee Jae Myung
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2026-01-19
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Moon Jae-in was the former President of South Korea who met Xi Jinping during his presidency.

开展更多面向未来的合作(国际回响·大国外交·2025年度回眸) --国际--人民网
People's Daily·ChinaChina· 2025-12-24
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Moon Jae-in was the South Korean president who introduced the New Southern Policy in 2017.

Taipei’s and Seoul’s south policies
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-18
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South Korea is also heavily exposed to the auto tariffs and appears to be close to reaching a similar deal.

Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs
The New York Times·United StatesUnited States· 2025-11-05
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In 2018, he led a North Korean delegation to South Korea during the Winter Olympics, where he met the South's then-president Moon Jae-in.

North Korea 'head of state' who served under three Kims dies
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-04
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Moon Jae-in is the former South Korean president who met with Kim Jong Un in 2018.

Nijedan trag ne smije ostati za Kimom
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-09-05
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Kim enjoyed a brief bout of high-profile international diplomacy from around 2018, meeting US President Donald Trump and then South Korean President Moon Jae-in several times.

Xi tells Kim North Korea’s importance to China ‘will not change’
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-04
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In 2018, during a meeting with Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong-un's security team disinfected the chair and table before he sat down.

Index - Külföld - Minden nyomot eltüntettek Kim Dzsongun után Pekingben, még a hajszálait is összesöpörték
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-09-04
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Kim met South Korean President Moon Jae-in multiple times.

What does North Korea's Kim want from rare China trip?
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2025-09-01
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Kim Jong Un signed a joint statement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in two years prior.

Z bratom nekoč pod skrivnim imenom v Švici, zdaj družno nadzirata Severno Korejo
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-08-22
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Moon Jae-in is a former president of South Korea currently implicated in a corruption case.

Penahanan Mantan Ibu Negara, Mengapa Korsel Keras Memberantas Korupsi?
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2025-08-14
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Many individuals pardoned were investigated or sentenced during the terms of former President Moon Jae-in.

韓國光復節特赦逾83萬人 包括前法務部長曹國 (20:10) - 20250811 - 國際 - 即時新聞
明報 (Ming Pao)·Hong KongHong Kong· 2025-08-11
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Cho Kuk was formerly an aide to ex-president Moon Jae-in before his appointment as justice minister.

South Korea to pardon ex-justice minister over children's academic fraud
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2025-08-11
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Moon Jae-in was the president who dismantled the loudspeakers in 2018 to reduce military tensions.

Corea del Sur desmantela altavoces con música K-pop y propaganda para aliviar tensiones con el Norte | Internacional
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-08-05
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Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to Park Geun-hye after she served five years of her 32-year sentence.

Presidentes punidos, democracias fortalecidas - Estadão
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-07-20
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Moon Jae-in's administration has been described as highly reliant on the U.S. for military support.

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明報 (Ming Pao)·Hong KongHong Kong· 2025-07-08
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Moon Jae-in is noted for facilitating talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

Korea-Konflikt: Ist Nordkoreas Atomprogramm mit Gewalt zu stoppen? - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-06-30
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Moon Jae-in was referenced regarding his meetings with Japanese leaders during his presidency.

李在明、石破茂確認恢復韓日穿梭外交 G7峰會首度場外雙邊會面 (14:03) - 20250618 - 國際 - 即時新聞
明報 (Ming Pao)·Hong KongHong Kong· 2025-06-18
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Moon Jae In was the previous president who distanced South Korea from Japan during his term.

Präsident Lees Einfluss auf die Geopolitik der Region
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-06-12
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Moon Jae-in was the President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022 and is considered an ideological predecessor to Lee Jae-myung.

Presiden Korsel Baru dan Prospek Hubungan Indonesia-Korsel
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2025-06-05
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Moon Jae In was the later president against whom Lee Jae Myung lost the internal party presidential candidacy in 2017.

In Südkorea gewinnt der Linke Lee
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-06-03
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Lee Jae-myung lost his party’s nomination for president to Moon Jae-in in 2017.

Lee Jae-myung: from child labourer to leader of deeply scarred South Korea | South Korea
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-03
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Moon Jae-in is the former president who left office three years prior to the current election.

Candidato liberal muito próximo da presidência da Coreia do Sul | Coreia do Sul
Público·PortugalPortugal· 2025-06-03
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Moon Jae-in was victorious in an election to replace another impeached conservative president, Park Geun-hye.

South Koreans vote in snap presidential election after months of chaos
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-06-03
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Moon Jae-in served as the president of South Korea from 2017 to 2022 and was a rival of Lee Jae-myung in the Democratic Party.

Elecciones en Corea del Sur: Lee Jae-myung, favorito para el cambio político - Mundo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-05-31
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