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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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Park Chung-Hee
Park Chung-Hee with fellow coup leaders
Park Chung-Hee (right) with Gerald Ford
Funeral procession of Park Chung-Hee
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Chun Doo-Hwan, 1985
Chun Doo-Hwan
president of South Korea
Roh Tae-Woo
Roh Tae-Woo
president of South Korea
Chung Seung-Hwa
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Chung Il Kwon
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Mao Zedong
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Chinese leader
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
president of United States
Yoon Suk-Yeol
Yoon Suk-Yeol
president of South Korea
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Russian revolutionary
Moon Jae-In
Moon Jae-In
president of South Korea
Frederick William
Frederick William
elector of Brandenburg
Park Geun-Hye
Park Geun-Hye
president of South Korea
Juan Perón
Juan Perón
president of Argentina
Pombal, Sebastião de Carvalho, marquês de
Marquis de Pombal
Portuguese ruler
Lee Myung-Bak
Lee Myung-Bak
president of South Korea
Kim Dae-Jung
Kim Dae-Jung
president of South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
president of South Korea
Ne Win, U
U Ne Win
Myanmar general and dictator
Jorge Rafael Videla
president of Argentina
Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-Moon
South Korean statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
Roh Moo-Hyun
Roh Moo-Hyun
president of South Korea