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South Korean President Park Chung-hee assassination...
South Korean President Park Chung-hee assassination...
Item # 720876
October 28, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 28, 1979
* President Park Chung-hee assassination
* South Korean president murder in Seoul
* Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA)
The front page has a two column heading: "S. Korea's President Park Slain; Martial Law in Force" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, minor margin wear, generally in very nice condition.
AI notes: On October 26, 1979, South Korean President Park Chung-hee was assassinated by Kim Jae-gyu, the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA), during a dinner at a safehouse in Seoul. The killing followed a tense confrontation in which Kim reportedly shot Park multiple times, allegedly motivated by a combination of personal grievances, disputes over government policy, and concern over Park’s increasingly authoritarian and repressive rule. Park had dominated South Korean politics since seizing power in a 1961 military coup, enforcing strict control over the military, media, and political opposition. His assassination plunged the country into political chaos, triggering a brief power struggle, the imposition of martial law, and ultimately paving the way for Chun Doo-hwan to seize power in a military coup later that year. The event marked a critical turning point in South Korea’s transition from authoritarianism toward eventual democratization in the 1980s.
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