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Bottom right: Park Geun-hye, the first female president of South Korea, 2013–2017. The president of the Republic of Korea serves as the chief executive of the government of the Republic of Korea and the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces .
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 3rd President of South Korea in 1963. He ruled the country from 1962 until his assassination in 1979.
Chun Doo-hwan (Korean: 전두환; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌnduɦwɐn] or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean politician, army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.
14 Mei 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.
10 Ogo 2011 · The history of modern Korea is dominated by the figure of Park Chung-hee. Through his vision and forceful conviction, the compact dictator — Park was 1.63 meters tall — transformed a...
9 Mac 2017 · Park was regarded as South Korea's first lady during her father, Park Chung-hee's presidency, after her mother's death in 1974.
7 Mei 2024 · Park Geun-Hye was the first female president of South Korea (2013–17). The daughter of dictator Park Chung-Hee, the younger Park was impeached in December 2016 after journalists uncovered a massive corruption and bribery scandal involving some of South Korea’s largest businesses.
