Park Chung-hee
| Park Chung-hee | |
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| 박정희 朴正熙 |
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| 3rd President of South Korea | |
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In office 17 December 1963 – 26 October 1979 Acting President from 23 March 1962 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 3 July 1961 – 17 December 1963 Deputy Chairman from 16 May 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Chang Do-yong |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 November 1917 Sangmo-ri, Seonsan County, Gumi-myeon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Japanese Korea (present-day Seonsan-eup, Sangmo-dong, Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea) |
| Died | 26 October 1979 (aged 61) Seoul, South Korea |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Democratic Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Ho-nam (divorced) Yuk Young-soo |
| Children |
Park Geun-hye (1st daughter, 1952) Park Geun-ryoung (2nd daughter, 1954) Park Ji-man (only son, 1958) |
| Alma mater |
Imperial Japanese Army Academy Korea Military Academy |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Manchukuo South Korea
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| Service/branch |
 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 |
| Park Chung-hee | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jeonghui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chŏnghŭi |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 중수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jungsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chungsu |
Park Chung-hee (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕʌŋ.ɦi] or [pak̚] [tɕʌŋ.ɦi]; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean president and military general who led South Korea as a dictator from 1961 until his assassination in 1979. Park seized power through the May 16 coup, a military coup d'état that overthrew the Second Republic of South Korea in 1961 and ruled as a military strongman at the head of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction until his election and inauguration as the President of the Third Republic of South Korea in 1963. In 1972, Park declared martial law and recast the constitution into a highly authoritarian document, ushering in the Fourth Republic of South Korea. After surviving several assassination attempts, including two operations associated with North Korea, Park was assassinated on 26 October 1979 by Kim Jae-gyu, the chief of his own security services. He had led South Korea for 18 years. Park's first-born daughter, Park Geun-hye, later served as the 11th President of South Korea.
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