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Park Chung-hee | |
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박정희 朴正熙 | |
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| 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 | 30 September 1917 Gumi, North Gyeongsang, Japanese Korea (now South Korea) |
| Died | 26 October 1979 (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) |
| 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] |
| Signature |  |
| 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 |
Park Chung-hee (September 30, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until he was assassinated in 1979. His rule was marked by authoritarianism, with strict control over the media, suppression of political opposition, and human rights abuses. He dissolved the National Assembly in 1972 and imposed the Yushin Constitution, granting himself near-absolute power. Critics often label his leadership as a dictatorship.
- ↑ Han, Yong-sup (2011). "The May Sixteenth Military Coup". The Park Chung-hee Era: The Transformation of Korea. Harvard University Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780674058200.
- ↑ Chambers, John H. (2008). Everyone's History. United States of America: Author Solutions. p. 698. ISBN 978-1436347136.