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The Dictator Files: Park Chung-Hee

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He was born in this modern day South Korean province
North Gyeongsang
He was an admirer of this Korean admiral who won many naval victories in the Imjin War
Yi Sun-sin
His worldview was heavily influenced by this country, which colonized Korea in 1910
Japan
He was part of the imperial army of this puppet state
Manchukuo
He was arrested in 1948 for his ties to this communist organization
Workers' Party of South Korea
He was promoted within the South Korea army in this war
Korean War
In 1961, he came to power in this event, ousting prime minister Chang Myon
May 16th Coup
Name of the intelligence agency that was used by Park to silence internal dissent
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
He sent part of the South Korean army to assist this Southeast Asian country to prove his anticommunist stance
South Vietnam
Name of the economic miracle attributed to him
Miracle on the Han River
Name of the large business conglomerates in South Korea that grew under Park's economic policies
Chaebol
Name one of the three most successful ones of the above
Samsung | LG | Hyundai
This highway was build because Park was inspired by West Germany's Autobahn system
Gyeongbu Expressway
This steel company was founded by the state to provide cheap steel for Korean businesses
Pohang Iron and Steel Company
In 1968, this event occurred when a commando unit from North Korea attempted to assassinate Park
Blue House Raid
This movement was launched by Park in an attempt to modernize the Korean countryside
New Village Movement
Name of the document that inaugurated the Fourth Republic of Korea and gave Park dictatorial powers until his death in 1979
Yushin Constitution
Name of the opposition candidate who ran against Park in 1971. He was briefly kidnapped by Park's intelligence agency in 1973
Kim Dae-jung
Name of his second wife. She was assassinated in 1974 by a North Korean sympathizer
Yuk Young-soo
On October 26th, 1979, he was assassinated by this man
Kim Jae-gyu
Name of his daughter, who was president of South Korea from 2013-2017
Park Geun-hye
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