He played a role in a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980 but went on to oversee his country’s winning 1988 Olympics bid. He was later mired in legal trouble.
Mr. Roh, who played a role in a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980 but also oversaw its winning 1988 Olympics bid, left a mixed legacy and was mired in legal trouble in his later years.