Park Chung-hee, 3rd President of the Republic of Korea

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Chung-hee Park

Chinese: 大韓民國總統 朴正熙, Korean: 박정희
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)
Death: October 26, 1979 (62)
Seoul, South Korea (Korea, Republic of) (assassinated)
Immediate Family:

Son of Park Seong-bin and Bek Nam-ui
Husband of Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea
Ex-husband of Kim Ho-nam
Partner of Lee Hyeon-ran
Father of Park N.N.; Park Geun-hye, 11th President of the Republic of Korea; Park Seo-yeong; Park Ji-man and Private
Brother of Park Dong-hui; Park Mu-hui; Park Gwi-hui; Park Sang-hui; Park Han-saeng and 1 other

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About Park Chung-hee, 3rd President of the Republic of Korea

Park Chung-hee was a Republic of Korea Army general and the leader of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) from 1961 to 1979. He has been credited with the industrialization of the Republic of Korea through export-led growth. His rule was ended by his assassination in 1979. He was named one of the top 100 Asians of the Century by Time magazine (1999).

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Park Chung-hee, 3rd President of the Republic of Korea's Timeline

1917
September 30, 1917
Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)
1948
November 20, 1948
1952
February 2, 1952
Samdeok-dong, Daegu, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)
1954
June 30, 1954
1958
December 15, 1958
1979
October 26, 1979
Age 62
Seoul, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)