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South Korea's ex-president dies 韩国前总统身亡
Mr Roh served as South Korea's president from 2003 to 2008
Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hy
un has died of head injuries after falling into a ravine峡谷）while climbing a mountain, police say.
Mr Roh, 62, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, according to Yonhap news agency.
Police said they were trying to determine whether the death was an accident or suicide.
The former president left office in February 2008 and had been under investigation for alleged（被指称的）bribery. （贿赂行为）
"President Roh fell down a mountain. He was transported to a hospital where doctors said he had been dead upon arrival. But his death has not yet been officially confirmed," a spokesman of the National Police Agency told the AFP news agency.
"We're investigating whether he fell by accident or committed suicide," he said.
Yonhap said Mr Roh died after being transported from his hometown of Gimhae to a hospital in the southern city of Busan.
Bribery allegations
A human rights lawyer, Mr Roh took office in 2003 vowing to fight corruption, but correspondents say his term was a rollercoaster(欢乐摩天轮) ride, with his party hit by scandal and infighting.
He was suspended early in 2004, after parliament voted to impeach him over a breach of election rules, but the Constitutional Court later overturned the move and he was reinstated.（继单）
Last month, Mr Roh was questioned over allegations that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes from a wealthy businessman.
The former president later apologised for the scandal.
"I feel ashamed before my fellow citizens. I am sorry for disappointing you," he said in a televised statement.
In a statement posted on his website in April, Mr Roh admitted that his wife received a substantial sum of money from the businessman, but suggested it was not a bribe, but a payment to help her settle a debt.
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