Seoul in the Cold War

The atlas holds 10 people and 17 moments here, from 1948 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Kim Dae-jung, Park Chung Hee and Syngman Rhee.

Notable people

  1. Abebe Bikila

    in 1966

    1 moment here

    Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…

  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  3. George H. W. Bush

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  4. Gerald Ford

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

  5. Jimmy Carter

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  6. Kim Dae-jung

    from 1950 to 1985

    5 moments here

    South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…

  7. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…

  8. Park Chung Hee

    from 1961 to 1979

    3 moments here

    Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…

  9. Ronald Reagan

    in 1983

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  10. Syngman Rhee

    from 1948 to 1960

    2 moments here

    Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…

Moments

  1. 1948 Inauguration of the Republic of Korea Syngman Rhee
  2. 1950 Business trip during the fall of Seoul Kim Dae-jung
  3. 1952 President-elect visit to Korea Dwight D. Eisenhower
  4. 1960 Final month at Ihwajang Syngman Rhee
  5. 1961 Residence in Seoul after detention Kim Dae-jung
  6. 1961 May 16 coup Park Chung Hee
  7. 1966 Incheon–Seoul Marathon victory Abebe Bikila
  8. 1969 State visit to Seoul Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
  9. 1970 Presidential-policy press conference Kim Dae-jung
  10. 1971 Campaign speech at Jangchungdan Park Kim Dae-jung
  11. 1974 Meeting with Park Chung Hee Gerald Ford
  12. 1974 Meeting with President Ford Park Chung Hee
  13. 1979 Seoul state visit Jimmy Carter
  14. 1979 Assassination in Gungjeong-dong Park Chung Hee
  15. 1983 Visits Seoul Ronald Reagan
  16. 1985 Return through Gimpo International Airport Kim Dae-jung
  17. 1989 Address to South Korean National Assembly George H. W. Bush

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