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Biography
Park Chung Hee 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Decoration of Honour — Services to the Republic of Austria
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Grand Order of Mugunghwa
- Grand Star of the Decoration — Services to the Republic of Austria
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
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- Legion of Merit
- National Order of Niger
- National Order of the Lion of Senegal
- National Order of Vietnam
- Order of Civil Merit
- Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
- Order of José Matías Delgado
- Order of Merit — National Foundation
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Order of Propitious Clouds
- Order of Sikatuna
- Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Order of the Queen of Sheba
- Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
- Order of the Sun of Peru
- Order of Valour
- Royal Order of the Seraphim
