Park Chung Hee

President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979

Died: 1979

Park Chung Hee was a South Korean politician and army officer who seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961, and served as the third President of South Korea from 1962 until his assassination in 1979. His regime oversaw a period of intense economic growth and transformation, making Park one of the most consequential leaders in Korean history, although his legacy as a military dictator remains a bitter subject.

Events associated with Park Chung Hee

1979

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)

1917

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (died 1979)