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Paul Kim The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South KoreaIn 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it was a powerful democracy of considerable political, economic, and cultural influence. The great breakthrough came during the years of Park Chung Hee’s presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is