Park Chung-hee, an army general ... In 1996, Chun was initially sentenced to death, while Roh received 22½ years in prison. In April 1997, South Korea’s Supreme Court reduced Chun’s sentence ...

Park Chung-hee, South Korea's dictator, was assassinated in October 1979, by Kim Jae-gyu, his spy chief, during a private dinner. Following Park's death, army generals Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae ...