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Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee was the third president of South Korea, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1979. He was a military dictator who led the country's rapid economic development.

Why it’s in the news: He is in the news now as a point of political contention, with South Korean progressives forming a coalition named after him to advocate for AI-led economic policy.

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