Park Chung-hee
3rd President of the Republic of Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Park Chung-hee (September 30, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until he was assassinated in 1979. He was named one of the top 100 Asians of the Century by Time Magazine (1999). He has been severely criticized for his government's brutality, especially after 1971. Nevertheless, he has a positive image in South Korea today. A pen name was Jungsu.
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Park Chung-hee | |
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박정희 朴正熙 | |
3rd President of South Korea | |
In office 24 March 1962 – 26 October 1979 Acting to 17 December 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Choi Tu-son Chung Il-kwon Paik Too-chin Kim Jong-pil Choi Kyu-hah |
Preceded by | Yun Posun |
Succeeded by | Choi Kyu-hah |
Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |
In office 3 July 1961 – 17 December 1963 | |
Preceded by | Chang Do-yong |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |
In office 16 May 1961 – 2 July 1961 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1917-09-30)30 September 1917 Gumi, North Gyeongsang, Japanese Korea (now South Korea) |
Died | 26 October 1979(1979-10-26) (aged 62) Jongno, Seoul, Fourth Republic of Korea |
Cause of death | Assassination by firearm |
Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic Republican |
Other political affiliations | Workers' Party of South Korea (1946–1948)[1] |
Spouse(s) |
Kim ho-nam
(m. 1936; div. 1950)Yuk Young-soo
(m. 1950; died 1974) |
Children | Park Jae-ok Park Geun-hye Park Geun-ryoung Park Ji-man |
Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Korea Military Academy Manchukuo Army Military Academy |
Religion | Buddhism[2] |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Manchukuo South Korea |
Branch/service | Manchukuo Imperial Army (1944–1945) Republic of Korea Army (1945–1963) |
Years of service | 1944–1963 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Korean War |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Jeonghui |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chŏnghŭi |
Pen name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jungsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Chungsu |
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Pak.