A look at key events in the life of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun:
Aug. 6, 1946 — Roh Moo-hyun is born in Gimhae in southern Korea.
March 1975 — Passes bar exam, despite never attending college.
May 1978 — Opens law practice, defends students accused of sedition under military rule.
April 1988 — Elected to National Assembly.
Dec. 19, 2002 — Narrowly wins South Korean presidential election.
Jan. 10, 2003 — North Korea withdraws from global nuclear arms control treaty, inflaming standoff over its weapons programs. Roh calls for peaceful resolution.
Feb. 25, 2003 — Takes presidential office for five-year term, replacing Kim Dae-jung.
August 2003 — First round of six-nation talks on North Korean nuclear crisis end without breakthrough.
March 4, 2004 — National Election Commission says Roh violated election laws by making comments that could influence April parliamentary vote.
March 9, 2004 — Two main opposition parties submit the country's first presidential impeachment motion against Roh, who is impeached three days later.
May 14, 2004 — Constitutional Court reinstates Roh.
September 2004 — South Korea deploys 3,600 troops to Iraq to help U.S.-led reconstruction efforts.
Oct. 9, 2006 — North Korea conducts nuclear test.
April 2, 2007 — South Korea and U.S. reach free trade agreement, still to be approved by both countries' legislatures.
May 17, 2007 — Trains travel between North and South Korea for first time since 1950-53 Korean War.
October 2007 — Roh holds summit in Pyongyang with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the second meeting between leaders of two Koreas.
May 23, 2009 — Roh dies in Busan.
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