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  Election Day Election Method Winner Candidate(s)
1st July 20, 1948 Indirect Indirect Rhee Syngman Kim Koo, Ahn Jae-hong, Rhee Syngman
2nd Aug. 5, 1952 Direct Rhee Syngman 〃 Shin Heung-woo, Rhee Syngman, Lee Shi-young, Cho Bong-am
3rd May 15, 1956 Direct Rhee Syngman 〃 Shin Ik-hee, Rhee Syngman, Cho Bong-am
4th Mar. 15, 1960 Direct Rhee Syngman 〃 Shin Ik-hee, Rhee Syngman, Cho Bong-am
Aug. 12, 1960 Indirect Yun Po-sun Yun Po-sun
5th Oct. 15, 1963 Direct Park Chung-hee Park Chung-hee, Byun Young-tae, Song Yo-chan, Oh Jae-yeong, Yun Po-sun, Jang I-seok, Heo Jeong
6th May 3, 1967 Election Park Chung-hee 〃 Kim Jun-yeon, Park Chung-hee, Suh Min-ho, Oh Jae-yeong, Yun Po-sun, Lee Se-jin, Jun Jin-han
7th Apr. 27, 1971 Direct Park Chung-hee 〃 Kim Dae-jung, Kim Cheol, Park Ki-chool, Park Chung-hee, Sung Bo-kyung, Lee Jong-yoon, Jin Bok-ki
8th Dec. 23, 1972 Indirect Park Chung-hee 〃 Park Chung-hee
9th July 6, 1978 Indirect Park Chung-hee 〃 Park Chung-hee
10th Dec. 6, 1979 Indirect Choi Kyu-hah Choi Kyu-hah
11th Aug. 27, 1980 Indirect Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan
12th Feb. 25, 1981 Indirect Chun Doo-hwan 〃 Chun Doo-hwan
13th Dec. 16, 1987 Direct Roh Tae-woo Kim Dae-jung, Kim Seon-jeok, Kim Young-sam, Kim Jong-pil, Roh Tae-woo, Paek Ki-wan, Shin Jeong-il, Hong Sook-ja
14th Dec. 18, 1992 Direct Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung, Kim Ok-seon, Kim Young-sam, Park Chan-jong, Paek Ki-wan, Lee Byeong-ho, Lee Jong-chan, Chung Ju-yung
15th Dec. 18, 1997 Direct Kim Dae-jung Kwon Young-gil, Kim Dae-jung, Kim Han-shik, Shin Jeong-il, Rhee In-je, Lee Hoi-chang, Heo Keong-young
16th Dec. 19, 2002
 Direct Roh Moo-hyun Kwon Young-gil, Kim Kil-soo, Kim Young-kyu, Roh Moo-hyun, Lee Han-dong, Lee Hoi-chang, Jang Se-dong