I Je Paek

Park Chung Hee (Korean: 박정희; [pa̠k̚.t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ.ʝi] ; 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 Park one of the most consequential leaders in Korean history, although his legacy as a military dictator remains a bitter subject. Before his pr…