The son of North Korean refugees, he waited in line as a boy in war-ravaged Busan for free U.S. corn flour and milk powder. Imprisoned as a university student for trying to topple South Korea's military rulers, the dictatorship later forced Moon into South Korea's elite special forces. He has said that if elected, he'll build a more assertive South Korea, improve ties with North Korea and review the contentious deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in the South. He was set free after getting a suspended prison term and conscripted into South Korea's special forces. All able-bodied men in South Korea must serve in the army, but Park's government often sent dissidents on tough assignments.

Source: ABC News May 06, 2017 04:50 UTC