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Park chung hee, born september 30 or november 14, 1917, kumi, north kyongsang province, korea now in south koreadied october 26, 1979, seoul, south korea, south korean general and politician, president of the republic of korea south korea from 1963 to his death. Park chunghee biography facts, childhood, family, life. Reads book online now book 0674058208read the park chung hee era. By 1979, it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society that led to democracy eight years later. This volume examines the transformation as a study in the politics of modernization, contextualizing many historical ambiguities in south koreas. This is clearly the definitive work on the park era. The eighteenyear park era is considered to be one of the most, if not the most, controversial topics for the korean public, politicians, and scholars both at home and abroad. Park chung hee remains a controversial figure in south korea. A book and companion stepbystep video dvd pdf duration.