Many people may not agree that he was not the best president in Korea history, but everyone will agree that he is the most influential president in Korean history. He was born in Gumi, Korea which is located in Kyung Sang Krovince. It is my mother’s hometown, so I have been to his house.
During Japanese rule, he served in the Japanese army at that period. It is a very big nonsense that Korean President once was the army to attack Korean. He didn’t caught any Korean independence army, but it must be blamed. Also, he used to be a communist. His brother was a communist, so his past is very questionable.
He organized a military coup on may 16, 1961. Then he became the president of Korea, saying that he has to control Korea because of tis unstable political conditon of Korea between North Korea. He revised Korean Law three times to be a President. The reason why he is very controversal is beacuse he initiated some magnificent results. Korea’s facility like Posco made a lot in his reign. He made a five year plan for developing economy. As well, Korean army paticipated in the Vietnam war, so we received a lot of American support.
He was assassinated on october 26, 1979 by Kim Jae-kyu, a close follower of his. He said that Park Jung-hee was a obstacle to democracy in Korea. This inspired a movie made in 2005, named 그때 그사람들. Park Jung-hee is very special because he was the first soldier president. After him, many dictators appeared, so many people blame him. But in some other aspects, he is admired by someone because of his charisma. We cannot say Korean modern history without mentioning him.
