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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean ex-President Roh Moo-hyun, who apparently jumped to his death on Saturday, rose to office as champion of a generation that hit the streets to fight for democracy, but left it largely written off as a failed leader.
Roh's most celebrated moment came when he went to Pyongyang in 2007 for a summit with Kim Jong-il in what was only the second meeting of leaders of the divided peninsula.

The left-leaning Roh, 62, won the 2002 presidential election by riding a wave of anti-Americanism and using the Internet to rally his base of supporters of young professionals who fought in the 1980s democracy movement.
He faced an early stumble when conservative opponents impeached him for a minor election law infraction after he had served about a year as president. The Constitutional Court overturned the move.
Roh rode a brief wave of support but saw his popularity fall with the public feeling he was unable to deliver on his pledges to end regional politics, slow down runaway property prices and make Asia's fourth largest economy more competitive.
Roh's reputation as a reformer took a heavy blow when prosecutors questioned him in April on suspicion his family took about $6 million in bribes from a shoe company CEO.