Roh's campaign also took advantage of a rising tide of anti Americanism.

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Candidate Roh called for a new relationship between South Korea and the US, one based on the principle of independence and equality.

Two former presidents, Roh Tae woo and Chun Doo hwan, were prosecuted another, Roh Moo hyun, committed suicide.

President Roh Moo hyun visited Malaysia and agreed to expand mutual economic cooperation mainly in information technology, bio technology, and resources and energy.

Roh reportedly also discussed exporting defense materials worth 2.3 billion, including training aircraft, destroyers, and armed vehicles.

Roh, a self made man who passed a bar examination without going to college and law school, succeeded in convincing voters that he would usher in a new brand of politics reflecting South Korea's growing wealth and middle class sentiments, thereby sweeping away insider dominated politics, regional bickering, and factional struggles. His style and rhetoric projected the fresh (for Korea!) image of a common man committed to eliminating the ossified networks of cronyism and corruption.

Remarkably, Roh won the election despite North Korea's decision to reactivate nuclear reactors that had been frozen since 1994. A few years ago this would have doomed Roh's candidacy.

His style and rhetoric projected the fresh (for Korea!) image of a common man committed to eliminating the ossified networks of cronyism and corruption.

Remarkably, Roh won the election despite North Korea's decision to reactivate nuclear reactors that had been frozen since 1994.

Under President Roh, South Korea's domestic politics and relations with the US and North Korea will require an almost total overhaul.

Roh's populist and nationalist stance will be swiftly and sorely tested by reality when he assumes power in February. But couple the generational changeover thaty put him in office with a strong popular desire for continued engagement with North Korea notwithstanding North Korea's growing nuclear brinkmanship and the recipe is complete for disputes with the US.

Can he walk the tightrope of maintaining security on the peninsula, keeping America engaged, and retaining the support of the voters who elected him? Reconciling those goals would test even the most experienced and cynical of politicians, so it is anyone's guess as to whether President Roh can succeed.

Roh's populist and nationalist stance will be swiftly and sorely tested by reality when he assumes power in February.

Reconciling those goals would test even the most experienced and cynical of politicians, so it is anyone's guess as to whether President Roh can succeed.

Just on the South Korean side, he has had to cope with Kim Dae jung s sunshine policy of engagement, Roh Moo hyun s on again, off again diplomacy, and current President Lee Myung bak s confrontational stance.

Roh's victory over Lee Hoi Chang signifies a generational shift in Korean politics, with the young determined to gain a freer hand in Korea's relations with the US. Indeed, generational differences were the deciding factor in the race, replacing the regional sentiments that dominated every presidential race before this one.

Roh's victory over Lee Hoi Chang signifies a generational shift in Korean politics, with the young determined to gain a freer hand in Korea's relations with the US.

North Korea's decision to expel UN atomic energy inspectors is but another reason to view Roh Moo Hyun's election as South Korea's president two weeks ago as an historical watershed. The beginning of his term not only coincides with one of the most dangerous episodes on the Korean peninsula in decades, but his presidency will also test South Korea's relations with the US to a degree that has not been seen for many years.

North Korea's decision to expel UN atomic energy inspectors is but another reason to view Roh Moo Hyun's election as South Korea's president two weeks ago as an historical watershed.

Now, under President Roh Moo hyun, a new Truth and Reconciliation Law has not only stimulated a thorough airing of historical grievances, but has also led to a hunt for past collaborators.

According to one report, over 60 of people in their twenties and thirties voted for Roh to produce a margin of 2.3 in this first two man, head to head presidential race in 31 years.