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Park Chung-hee

1917 - 1979

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Park Chung Hee (Korean: 박정희; [pak̚.tɕ͈ʌŋ.çi] ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until his assassination in 1979. His regime oversaw a period of intense economic growth and transformation, making him one of the most consequential leaders in Korean history, although his legacy as a military dictator continues to cause controversy. Before his presidency, Park was the second-highest-ranking officer in the South Korean army. His coup brought an end to the interim Second Republic of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Park Chung-hee is the 310th most popular politician (up from 330th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from South Korea and the 3rd most popular South Korean Politician.

Park Chung-hee was the president of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He is most famous for leading South Korea's economic development.

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Among politicians, Park Chung-hee ranks 310 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali Khamenei, Anwar Sadat, Philip I of Castile, Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and Alexander III of Russia. After him are Beatrix of the Netherlands, François Mitterrand, Konstantin Chernenko, Batu Khan, Alp Arslan, and Christian X of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Park Chung-hee ranks 4. Before him are Indira Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, and Ferdinand Marcos. After him are Heinrich Böll, John Fenn, Arthur C. Clarke, Rodney Robert Porter, Ilya Prigogine, Frederica of Hanover, James Rainwater, and Christian de Duve. Among people deceased in 1979, Park Chung-hee ranks 4. Before him are Josef Mengele, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Mary Pickford. After him are Giuseppe Meazza, John Wayne, Ernst Chain, Nino Rota, Dennis Gabor, Herbert Marcuse, Jean Renoir, and Jean Monnet.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Chung-hee ranks 3 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), and Sejong the Great (1397). After him are Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Jeongjo of Joseon (1752).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Park Chung-hee ranks 3. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), and Sejong the Great (1397). After him are Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952).

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