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Korea, Republic, South Korea. A Medal for the State Visit to the United States by President Park Chung-hee 1965

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Korea, Republic, South Korea. A Medal for the State Visit to the United States by President Park Chung-hee 1965

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Korea, Republic, South Korea. A Medal for the State Visit to the United States by President Park Chung-hee 1965

In copper, obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of the Republic of Korea President Park Chung-hee, surrounded by the inscription "PARK CHUNG HEE - THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA", reverse illustrating two birds of peace flanking the national flower of Korea, a Mugunghwa (AKA Hibiscus Syriacus or Rose of Sharon), framing the inscription "IN MEMORY OF STATE VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MAY 17 1965", measuring 45 mm in diameter, original ribbon suspended from an ornate copper hanger with pinback, light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: Park Chung-hee (November 14, 1917 - October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician, general, and dictator 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 junta installed by the May 16 coup in 1961. Before his presidency, he was the chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction from 1961 to 1963 after a career as a military leader in the South Korean army. Park's coup brought an end to the interim government of the Second Republic and his election and inauguration in 1963 ushered in the Third Republic. In 1972, Park declared martial law and recast the constitution into a highly authoritarian document, bringing in the Fourth Republic. After surviving several previous attempts, including two operations associated with North Korea, Park was assassinated on October 26, 1979 by his close friend Kim Jae-gyu, the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, at a safe house in Seoul. Cha Ji-chul, chief of the Presidential Security Service, was also fatally shot by Kim. Kim and his many accomplices were captured, tortured, tried, convicted and executed as Choi Kyu-hah became Acting President pursuant to the Yushin Constitution's Article 48. Major General Chun Doo-hwan quickly amassed sweeping powers after his Defense Security Command was charged with investigating the unexpected assassination, first taking control of the military and the KCIA before installing another military junta and finally assuming the presidency in 1980. It remains unclear today whether the assassination was spontaneous or premeditated and the motivations of Kim Jae-gyu are still debated.