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Park Chung Hee (Korean: 박정희; November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the third President of South Korea from 1962 to 1979 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961.
Jul 18, 2024 · Park Chung-Hee was a South Korean general and politician, president of the Republic of Korea from 1963 to his death. His 18-year rule brought about enormous economic expansion, though at the cost of civil liberties and political freedom.
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Park Chung-hee in 1973. Park Chung Hee, the third President of South Korea, was assassinated on October 26, 1979, during a dinner at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) safe house near the Blue House presidential compound in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It was the first assassination of a head of state in South Korea and in ...
Aug 10, 2011 · Learn how Park Chung-hee, a former army officer and communist, seized power in a coup and led Korea's economic miracle with his vision and force. Read about his achievements, challenges and legacy in this article series.
Aug 10, 2011 · By Michael Breen. The history of modern Korea is dominated by the figure of Park Chung-hee. Through his vision and forceful conviction, the compact dictator — Park was 1.63 meters tall ...
Oct 24, 2010 · After 18 years in power, Park was assassinated by his Korean CIA director, Kim Jae-kyu, on Oct. 26, 1979, at the then-KCIA annex in the Cheong Wa Dae compound. By Michael Breen. In the early ...
The Blue House raid, also known in South Korea as the January 21 Incident (Korean: 1·21 사태), was a raid launched by North Korean commandos in an attempt to assassinate President of South Korea Park Chung Hee in his residence at the Blue House in Seoul, on January 21, 1968.
