Chung Ho-yong, a former defense minister who was convicted for his role in the military crackdown on the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, died Sunday. He was 94. Chung was the last surviving member of the five figures considered the core of Korea's "new military group," which seized power following the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in 1979. His funeral altar has been set up at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. Born in Daegu in 1932, Chung graduated as a member of the 11th class of the Korea Military Academy, alongside former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo. Chung, Chun and Roh, along with former Army Chief of Staff and martial law commander Lee Hee-sung and former Army Vice Chief of Staff Hwang Young-si, were regarded as the five central figures of the group. Chung also took part in the Dec. 12, 1979, military coup led by Chun and went on to hold powerful positions as Army chief of staff and defense minister during Chun's Fifth Republic. He later served as a lawmaker. His fortunes changed after the inauguration of the Kim Young-sam administr