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Who challenged Park Chung-Hee in the 1971 South Korean presidential election?
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In the 1971 South Korean presidential election, Park Chung-Hee was challenged by Kim Dae-Jung, who was the candidate for the New Democratic Party (NDP). Although Park won the election, Kim Dae-Jung secured more than 40 percent of the vote, and the NDP made significant gains in the National Assembly.12