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 | |
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박정희 | |
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 Seoul, Sooth Korea | (aged 61)
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 | |
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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