General Chung Ho-yong (Korean: 정호용; Hanja: 鄭鎬溶; born 10 September 1932) is a South Korean politician and army general, who was held the positions of minister of the interior and later minister of defense. He is considered as one of the best friends of Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, who both served as President of South Korea.

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Chung Ho-yong 정호용 鄭鎬溶
Born	(1931-09-10) 10 September 1931 (age 92) Taegu, Keishōhoku-dō (North Gyeongsang Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Nationality	South Korean
Political party	Democratic Justice
Spouse	Kim Suk-hwan
Korean name
Hangul	정호용
Hanja	鄭鎬溶
Revised Romanization	Jeong Ho-yong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Ho-yong
Art name
Hangul	목우
Hanja	牧牛
Revised Romanization	Mogu
McCune–Reischauer	Mogu

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In January 1996, Chung was tried over his complicity in the brutal suppression of the Gwangju Uprising. Later that year, he was found guilty of treason. The prosecution requested a life sentence, albeit Chung instead received a 10-year sentence. In December 1997, Chung was released from prison after being pardoned by President Kim Young-sam.^[1]