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Chung Hee Biography and Timeline

Follow Chung Hee through 5 dated historical records for South Korea.

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Chung Hee, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1961–1978Years on this page

1961

Coup

Revolution / Revolution of South Korea

Member of military Junta which seizes power

1963

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea

Role range: 1963-1979

1971

Dictatorship

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Bans all anti-Government political activity

Role range: 1963-1979

1972

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 2nd term

Role range: 1972-1978

1978

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 3rd term

Role range: 1978-1979

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.