Park Chung-hee (Korean: [paktɕ͈ʌŋhi] 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a Korean general and president who led South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979. Park seized power through a military coup d’état that overthrew the Korean Second Republic 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 Korean Third Republic in 1963.
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alma mater
Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Korea Military Academy
battle
World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War
birth date
1917-11-14
birth place
Gumi North Gyeongsang, Korea under Japanese rule
child
Park Geun-hye, Park_Ji-man, Park_Seo-yeong
country
South Korea, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan
death date
1979-10-26
death place
South Korea, Seoul
military rank
Daejang
office
Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
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