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Timeline of Korean history 1962 in North Korea: Events from the year 1962 in South Korea. ... President: Yun Bo-seon (until 24 March), Park Chung-hee (starting 24 March)
The longest-serving president is Park Chung Hee, who held the office for 18 years from a 1961 coup until his assassination in 1979 following a period of authoritarian rule. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] The first and only woman to hold the presidency was his daughter Park Geun-hye , who was elected in 2012 and removed from office in 2017 after her impeachment ...
China Year: President Republic of China (Taiwan) President People's Republic of China (Mainland China) 1949 Li Zongren (acting): Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) 1950
Park Chung Hee (Korean: 박정희, pronounced [pak̚.tɕ͈ʌŋ.çi] ⓘ; November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 until his assassination in 1979, after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961.
Choi Kyu-hah, who served as president for only 295 days. This is a list of presidents of South Korea by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.
The Vice President's duties include assisting the President and replacing him should he resign or die in office. In reality, the position of the Vice President is basically ceremonial, and only until Hu Jintao, recent vice presidents have been members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's main decision makers. Current holder Han Zheng
Yun Po-sun (Korean: 윤보선, pronounced or ; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the second president of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. He was the only president of the short-lived Second Republic of Korea, and served as little more than a figurehead due to its nature as a parliamentary ...
The Republic of China president is called 總統 (Zǒngtǒng, "President"), and from 1912–1928, 大總統 (Dàzǒngtǒng, "Grand President"). Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , the former previously ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945, no longer governing mainland China .