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Park was assassinated by Kim Jae-kyu, the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency on October 26, 1979. | Park was assassinated by Kim Jae-kyu, the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency on October 26, 1979. | ||
| − | His daughter [[Park Geun-hye]] is the | + | His daughter [[Park Geun-hye]] is the current president of South Korea. |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 11:42, August 3, 2014
General Park Chung-hee (Korean: 박정희, November 13, 1917 - October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician, soldier and President of South Korea from 1963 - 1979. His nickname was Joongsu (중수), and his Japanese name was Takagi Masao.
Park was assassinated by Kim Jae-kyu, the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency on October 26, 1979.
His daughter Park Geun-hye is the current president of South Korea.