Park Chung Hee

[ pahrk chuhng hee ]

noun

1. 1917–79, South Korean politician: president 1963–79 (assassinated).

Example Sentences

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

In 1975 under Park Chung Hee, dozens of so-called dissidents were rounded up under the law and charged with taking part in communist activities - eight of them were executed within a day.

From BBC

North Korea was a source of tension and so too was South Korea under its authoritarian leader, Park Chung Hee.

From Time

In 1968, commandos from Unit 124 of what was then just called the Reconnaissance Bureau got within several hundred meters of the South Korean presidential palace, with orders to kill the then president, Park Chung Hee.

From Reuters

In 1972, South Korean President Park Chung Hee declared martial law and instituted a new constitution that greatly expanded executive power, effectively rendering the state a dictatorship.

From The New Yorker