Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Korean War, one of the most deeply felt tragedies in Korea's modern history. With the peninsula technically remainin ...

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Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-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 ...

Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-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 ...

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Park Chung-hee was shot and killed by his intelligence chief and trusted aide during a dinner in 1979. Park Chung-hee ruled South Korea with an iron fist for more than 15 years before he was killed.

The second period, referred to as “illiberal democracy” (1961-1972), began with Park Chung Hee, who initially pursued an electoral path but consolidated power through a military coup against his own ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024 led to political chaos in South Korea, an impeachment vote and a subsequent court case against him for insurrection.

However, in their eyes, they’re not defending a policy, political decision, politician or even a political party. They’re defending a moral position and a sense of political self and national identity ...

Minister Park said at the National Assembly on Oct. 23 that the establishment of the Park Chung-hee statue at Dongdaegu Station was "inappropriate and unacceptable," and that they would take all ...

Dignitaries, including Hong Jun-pyo, Daegu Mayor, attend the 'Park Chung-hee Statue Unveiling Ceremony' held at Dongdaegu Station Square in Dong-gu, Daegu, on the afternoon of the 23rd, and pose ...

In a subsequent televised speech lifting martial law after Parliament’s vote to rescind it, he doubled down on his mission to “save the country” (“guguk”) — a term that has become a ...