Left: Former President Park Chung Hee, who secured a third term, delivers his inaugural address in Seoul on July 1, 1971. Right: Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party ...

By Motoko Rich The fire destroyed part of a memorial to Park Chung-hee, the assassinated dictator and father of South Korea’s embattled president, Park Geun-hye. A bizarre scandal and an ...

Park Geun Hye, the daughter of former leader Park Chung Hee, defeated Moon Jae She promised to fight corruption and reach out to North Korea The economy appeared to be the top issue among voters ...

He was killed in Seoul. Portrait of the President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, United States, 1960s. Chung-hee was a former Republic of Korea Army general and leader of the Republic of Korea.

Polling data suggests South Koreans approve of Park Chung-hee himself, but disapprove of the system he used to rule. A card stunt honoring Park Chung-hee at on South Korea’s Armed Forces Day in ...

Kim Shin Jo, a former North Korean commando known for his involvement in a failed assassination attempt on then-South Korean president Park Chung Hee in 1968, has died at the age of 82.

But as the daughter of former dictator Park Chung-hee, many see it impossible to separate her present from her past. Park Chung-hee seized power in a military coup in 1961 and ruled until he was ...

In a news conference arranged by South Korean authorities, Kim stunned the nation by saying that his team came “to slit the throat of Park Chung-hee.” Sign up for the Breaking News newsletter ...

Kim Shin-jo, a former North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then-South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed, died April 9 ...