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Park Chung Hee ( Korean : 박정희; November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general. After seizing power in the May 16 coup of 1961, he was elected as the third President of South Korea in 1963. He ruled the country until his assassination in 1979.
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May 3, 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. He was assassinated by his lifelong friend Kim Jae Kyu in 1979.
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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.
- October 26, 1979; 43 years ago
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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.
- January 17, 1968 – January 29, 1968
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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.
Park Chung-hee (September 30 or November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) stands as the dominant figure in the Republic of Korea's history and particularly in the development of modern South Korea. Taking control of the South Korean government through a bloodless coup in 1961 after the resignation of President Syngman Rhee a year earlier, Park ...
May 18, 2018 · Park Chung Hee (1917–79) South Korean general and statesman, president (1963–79). In 1961, he seized power in a military coup. In 1963, Park was elected president. He was re-elected in 1967 and 1971. Park was assassinated by the head of the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
