A picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife is displayed in Seoul on October 25, 1999. He is both admired for dragging the country out of poverty and reviled for his

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A picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife is displayed in Seoul on October 25, 1999. He is both admired for dragging the country out of poverty and reviled for his ruthless suppression of dissent during 18 years of autocratic rule.

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