Talk:Park Chung Hee

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[edit] NPOV

We need an expert for this article who can give more information, and make it more balanced. This article needs alot more information on Park's connection to Japan. Also, the current article only mentions Park's involvement in the move to an export-led model of development, while barely touching on the years of his repressive dictatorship.

I added a new section called Controversy and moved the "support" paragraph there. I also added info about the movie President's Last Bang. --202.7.166.163 05:04, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

There seems to be some nostalgia over aspects of his rule nowadays, but a Wikipedia article should do better. A-giau 06:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

I agree, there is no context to too many of the facts presented in the article. For example, the passage about his austere lifestyle is largely irrelevent and seems, without further elaboration, to be mere boosterism. Also, if he was such a down to earth, humble and honest individual, what lead him to make sweeping constitutional amendments?

Need more details on his assasination

[edit] I can give more details but..

I stink at writing. So here's just few info.

- Korean websites list Noverber 14th, 1917 as his birthday (including Korean National Archives). September 30th would be Lunar Calendar date of November 14th in 1917. http://www.archives.go.kr/president/pjh/profile.html

- Had his name changed to Japanese Takaki Masao たかぎ まさお (Hanja 高木正雄) during Japanese occupation. Although Japan passed a law forcing Koreans to do so. Many resisted and got prison terms and some even executed rather than to change their names.

1937 : Park graduated from teacher's college in Daegu and teached at elementary school until 1940.

1945 : Japan surrendered. Park is First Lieutenant in Japanese Imperial Army.

1946 : He graduates from what later became South Korean military academy.

1947 : Promoted to the rank of Captain in South Korean Army.

1948 : November 11 - December that year, gets arrested and found guilty in military tribunal of being a spy for illegal organization [South (Korean) Labour(worker's) Party]. -Senteced to "life in prison" but had it suspended.