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Park Chung-Hee: Quick Facts

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Born September 30, 1917 or November 14, 1917 • South Korea
Died October 26, 1979 • Seoul • South Korea
Title / Office president (1963-1979), South Korea
Notable Family Members daughter Park Geun-Hye

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Major General Park Chung-Hee, wearing sunglasses and a military cap, stands at the front left with fellow uniformed officers during the May 16, 1961 military coup in Seoul.
President Gerald Ford and Korean Prime Minister Park Chung Hee sit in armchairs conversing across a round table, with South Korean and American flags behind them in Seoul.
Military procession in Seoul with a large portrait of President Park Chung-hee displayed on a vehicle, flanked by uniformed guards and a marching band, during his funeral in 1979.
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