Chung Hee Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Chung Hee, based on 5 World History Database records associated with South Korea.

5 records1961–19783 events0 places

Chronological biography

1961

Coup1961

Revolution / Revolution of South Korea

Member of military Junta which seizes power

1963

President of South Korea1963

Government / Government of South Korea · President of Korea

Appointed President of Korea

1971

Dictatorship1971

Government / Government of South Korea · President of Korea

Bans all anti-Government political activity

1972

President of South Korea1972

Government / Government of South Korea · President of Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 2nd term

1978

President of South Korea1978

Government / Government of South Korea · President of Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 3rd term

Titles and roles

President of Korea

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.