17 moments

1. Birth in Sangmo-dong

   1917-11-14 · Sangmo-dong, Gumi, Korea, Empire of Japan

   

   Park was born in Sangmo-dong, Gumi, then within Japanese-ruled Korea. Coordinates represent Gumi; the source identifies Sangmo-dong but does not provide a geocoded historic house location.

2. Teacher assignment in Mungyeong

   1937-01-01 · Mungyeong Public Normal School, Mungyeong, Korea, Empire of Japan

   After graduating from Taegu Normal School, Park was assigned to teach at Mungyeong Public Normal School, beginning his short teaching career in the coal-mining town. Year-level date is used because the source gives his March 1937 graduation and subsequent placement but not a specific teaching start date.

3. Teacher at Western Mungyeong Public School

   1939-03-29 · Western Mungyeong Public School, Mungyeong, Korea, Empire of Japan

   A contemporary Manchukuo newspaper identified Park as a teacher at Western Mungyeong Public School when reporting his blood-oath application for military-school admission. Coordinates represent Mungyeong because the historic school site is not precisely geocoded in the cited source.

4. Kwantung Army apprenticeship

   1942-03-01 · Harbin, Manchukuo

   

   Following graduation from the Manchukuo Army Military Academy, Park undertook a three-month liaison apprenticeship with the Kwantung Army's 30th Infantry Regiment in Harbin. The source specifies March 1942 for graduation but does not give exact apprenticeship start and end dates.

5. Travel to Beijing after Japan's surrender

   1945-09-01 · Beijing, China

   After the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and Japan's surrender, Park traveled with fellow Korean officers of the Manchukuo Army's 8th Division to Beijing, where the Korean Liberation Army was assembling.

6. Training at Fort Sill

   1953-01-01 · Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States

   After the Korean Armistice Agreement, Park was selected for six months of military training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. The source places the training after the July 1953 armistice but does not provide more precise dates.

7. Commander of Pusan Logistics Command

   1960-01-01 · Pusan Logistics Command, Busan, South Korea

   Park became commander of the Pusan Logistics Command before moving on to senior South Korean Army operational posts. Coordinates represent Busan because the command's historic headquarters location is not specified in the cited source.

8. May 16 coup

   1961-05-16 · Seoul, South Korea

   

   Park was at the center of the military coup that ended the Second Republic and initiated military rule in South Korea. Coordinates represent central Seoul near the former Capitol/National Assembly area referenced by the source.

9. State dinner in Tokyo

   1961-11-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   During a state dinner in Tokyo, Park sought out and thanked General Nagumo Shinichirō, the former commandant of his Manchukuo military academy.

10. State visit to Bonn

    1964-12-08 · Villa Hammerschmidt, Bonn, West Germany

    During his state visit to West Germany, Park was received by Federal President Heinrich Lübke at Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn. The German Federal Archives record dates this reception to 8 December 1964.

11. State visit to Washington

    1965-05-17 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    Park began a ten-day state visit to the United States in Washington and met President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 17 and 18. Coordinates represent the White House, where the formal welcome occurred.

12. Manila Summit Conference

    1966-10-24 · Congress Building, Manila, Philippines

    

    Park attended the seven-nation Manila Summit Conference on the Vietnam War alongside the leaders of allied states.

13. Johnson meeting in Honolulu

    1968-04-17 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

    Park met President Lyndon B. Johnson in Honolulu to discuss the Korean crisis and the Vietnam War.

14. Visit to Iran

    1969-01-01 · Iran

    Park's visit to Iran helped develop his relationship with Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and formed part of the expanding South Korea-Iran relationship. The cited source supports a 1969 visit to Iran but gives no city; coordinates are a representative point for the country.

15. Official visit to San Francisco

    1969-08-20 · San Francisco, California, United States

    Park made an official visit to San Francisco, followed by a private visit in the United States through August 24.

16. Meeting with President Ford

    1974-11-01 · Blue House, Seoul, South Korea

    Park met U.S. President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Blue House in Seoul to discuss security, U.S. forces, and regional diplomacy. The memorandum identifies the month but not the exact day; its editorial note states that the conversation took place in the Blue House.

17. Assassination in Gungjeong-dong

    1979-10-26 · KCIA safehouse, Gungjeong-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea

    Park was fatally shot by KCIA director Kim Jae-gyu after a banquet at a KCIA safehouse in Gungjeong-dong, ending his presidency. Coordinates are an approximate representative point for the former Gungjeong-dong safehouse area.