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| 1961, Feb |
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In the ranks of the South Korean army, dissatisfaction with the corruption among officers led Kim Chong-p'il (b. 1926) to persuade Chang My n to institute reforms; but instead, Kim was cashiered. | 1 |
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| May 16 |
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In South Korea, an anti-Communist military junta, led by Kim and Maj. Gen. Pak Chng-h i (Park Chung Hee, 1917–79), overthrew the government and arrested Pres. Yun Po-sn. | 2 |
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| June 6 |
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| The military junta decreed an absolute military dictatorship with power concentrated in the hands of a few officers. | 3 |
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| July 3 |
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| Maj. Gen. Pak Chng-hi became chairman of the military junta. | 4 |
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