Park Chung Hee
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Park Chung Hee, who seized power in 1961 by way of the country's first successful coup, regularly used the tactic to quash dissent – as did his successor, Chun Doo Hwan.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
That’s one indication of the deep social conservatism of an era of rebuilding after the Korean War, which was led by strongman Park Chung Hee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Seoul was caught by the U.S. pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program in the 1970s, under the leadership of Park Chung Hee, a general and the father of South Korea's current leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2013
She was backed by likely GNP presidential candidate Park Geun Hye, the daughter of former president Park Chung Hee.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 27, 2011
Despite Seoul's modern high-rise buildings and well-clothed, well-fed people, South Koreans are increasingly restive under the repressive rule of President Park Chung Hee.
From Time Magazine Archive
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