Park South Korean President
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Park south korean president. South korea president park geun hye ousted by court. South korea 06 apr 2018 07 38 gmt. Park geun hye and the friendship behind s korea s presidential. Former s korean president sentenced to 24 years in jail.
Prior to this he served as chief of staff to then president roh moo hyun 2007 2008 leader of the democratic party of korea 2015 2016 and a member of the 19th national. 14 november 1917 26 october 1979 was a south korean politician and republic of korea army general who served as the president of south korea from 1963 until his assassination in 1979 assuming that office after first ruling the country as head of a military dictatorship installed by the may 16 military coup d état in 1961. Park was born on 2 february 1952 in samdeok dong of jung district daegu as the first child of park chung hee the third president of south korea who having come to power with the may 16 military coup d état of 1961 served from 1963 until his assassination in 1979 and yuk young soo. A south korean court has found former president park geun hye guilty on multiple counts of abuse of power bribery and coercion and sentenced her to 24 years in prison.
Park geun hye was found guilty of bribery and abuse of power in a verdict issued on friday. Samsung chief lee jae yong on trial for bribery. The impeachment of park geun hye president of south korea was the culmination of a political scandal involving interventions to the presidency from her aide the impeachment vote took place on 9 december 2016 with 234 members of the 300 member national assembly voting in favour of the impeachment and temporary suspension of park geun hye s presidential powers and duties. Both of her parents were assassinated.
The constitution and the amended presidential. Informally referred to as potrok or posk is the head of state head of government head of the executive branch of the national government as well as the commander in chief of the republic of korea armed forces. Park won soon was a member of president moon jae in s liberal democratic party and had been touted for a run at becoming south korea s president in the country s next national elections in 2022.