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Chung-Hee Park Biography and Timeline

Follow Chung-Hee Park through 11 dated historical records for South Korea.

Chung-Hee Park, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

11Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1917–1979Years on this page

1917

Birth of Chung-Hee Park

Politics / Democratic Party

Birth of Chung-Hee Park

1961

Junta

Head of Junta · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed Heads of the military Junta

Role range: 1961-1963

Coup

Head of Junta · Revolution / Revolution of South Korea

Successfully leads a coup in Korea

Role range: 1961-1963

1963

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 1st term

Role range: 1963-1967

1965

Treaty Negotiations

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Concludes a Treaty with Japan which normalizes relations between South Korea & Japan

Role range: 1963-1967

1967

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 2nd term

Role range: 1967-1971

1971

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 3rd term

Role range: 1971-1978

1972

Alliance Chung-Hee Park and North

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Signs a Pact of non-agression with the North

Role range: 1971-1978

1978

President of South Korea

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea, 4th term

Role range: 1978-1979

1979

Assassination of Chung-Hee Park

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Assassination of Chung-Hee Park

Role range: 1978-1979

Death of Chung-Hee Park

President of Korea · Government / Government of South Korea

Death of Chung-Hee Park, assassinated

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.