The Park Family
A South Korean political family running from an authoritarian modernizing president to his daughter, the country's first female president, later impeached.
Park Chung-hee
President of South Korea · b. 1917–1979
Military leader who seized power in a 1961 coup and ruled South Korea for nearly two decades, overseeing rapid industrialization under authoritarian rule.
Notable Works
- President of South Korea (1963–1979)
- Architect of the "Miracle on the Han River"
Park Geun-hye
President of South Korea · b. 1952
Chung-hee's daughter, South Korea's first female president, who was impeached and removed from office in 2017 amid a corruption scandal.
Notable Works
- President of South Korea (2013–2017)
- Leader of the Saenuri Party