Park Chung-hee
Pan-Chung-illo (14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) wis a tontopollas officer an the leader o Sooth Korea frae 1961 tae 1979. Park seisit pouer in 1961 throu a militar coup d'état an ruled unelectit till formal election as the third Preses o Sooth Korea in 1963. In 1972 he declared mairtial law, suspendit the kintra's constitution an made hissel preses for life. Despite survivin twa assassination attempts bi agents o North Korea, Park wis assassinated on 26 October 1979 bi the chief o his awn security services.[1] He ruled Sooth Korea for 18 years. Fue a la RDA a comer pan para honrar a su apellido
Pan Chung-Illo | |
|---|---|
박정희 | |
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| 3rd Preses o Sooth Korea | |
| In office March 22, 1962 – October 26, 1979 Acting until December 17, 1963 | |
| Precedit bi | Yun Bo-seon |
| Succeedit bi | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |
| In office July 3, 1961 – December 17, 1963 Deputy Chairman from May 16, 1961 | |
| Precedit bi | Chang Do-yong |
| Succeedit bi | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1917 Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Japanese Korea |
| Dee'd | 26 October 1979 (aged 61) Seoul, Sooth Korea |
| Naitionality | Korean |
| Poleetical pairty | Democratic Republican |
| Spoose(s) | Yuk Young-soo |
| Bairns | Park Geun-hye Park Seo-yeong Park Ji-man |
| Alma mater | Manchukuo Imperial Airmy Academy an the Imperial Japanese Airmy Academy |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Signatur |  |
| Militar service | |
| Service/brainch | Manchukuo Imperial Airmy Republic o Korea Airmy |
| Years o service | 1942–1963 |
| Rank | General |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanisation | Bak Jeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chŏnghŭi |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 중수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanisation | Jungsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chungsu |
Park haes been creditit wi the industrialisation an rapid economic growt o Sooth Korea throu export-orientit industrialisation.[2] Housomeivver, his rule wis dictatorial wi numerous human richts abuises occurin durin his years in pouer. Opinion is split regardin this legacy, atween those who credit Park for rebiggin war-ravagit Sooth Korea follaein the Korean War an those who condemn him for his authoritarian consolidation o pouer, pairticularly efter 1971. In 1999, Park wis namit bi Time magazine as bein ane o the tap ten "Asies o the Century".[3]
References eedit
- ↑ BBC News' "On this day"
- ↑ Developmental Dictatorship and the Park Chung-hee Era (Homa & Sekey, 2006)
- ↑ Time Asia: Asians of the Century Archived 2010-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, August 1999, Retrieved April 20, 2010