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Park Geun-Hye (hangul: 박근혜, hanja: 朴槿惠, koreanskt uttal: [pak ɡɯn hɛː]), född 2 februari 1952 i Daegu, är en sydkoreansk politiker. Hon var Sydkoreas president från februari 2013 till mars 2017, då hon blev avsatt. Hon är dotter till Park Chung-hee som var diktator i Sydkorea från 1961 till 1979.
Hon tog en examen från avdelningen för elektroteknik vid Sogang-universitetet 1974. Efter mordet på hennes far 1979 undvek hon politiken och all publicitet. 1995 blev hon dock rådgivare åt "Det stora nationella partiet" och 1998 inträdde hon i nationalförsamlingen för detta parti. 2000 ställde hon upp som vicepresidentkandiat för partiet, men lämnade partiet 2002. Samma år besökte hon Nordkorea, där hon träffade den nordkoreanske ledaren Kim Jong-il.
Hon var ordförande för konservativa partiet Saenuri från 2004 till 2006, och från 2011 till 2012 (partiet bytte namn till Saenuri-dang i februari 2012). Park vann presidentvalet i Sydkorea den 19 december 2012, och blev när hon tillträdde den första kvinnliga presidenten i Sydkorea. Den 9 december 2016 ställdes Park inför riksrätt anklagad för korruption och avsattes den 10 mars 2017.Den 6 april 2018 dömde sydkoreanska domstolar Park till 24 års fängelse som senare ökades till 25 år.

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Lee Myung-bak (Hangul: 이명박; ; Korean: [i.mjʌŋ.bak̚]; born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean politician and businessman who served as President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his election as president, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, as well as the mayor of Seoul from 1 July 2002, to 30 June 2006.  He is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. His older brother, Lee Sang-deuk, is a South Korean politician. He attends the Somang Presbyterian Church. Lee is a graduate of Korea University and received an honorary degree from Paris Diderot University on 13 May 2011.Lee altered the South Korean government's approach to North Korea, preferring a more hardline strategy in the wake of increased provocation from the North, though he was supportive of regional dialogue with Russia, China and Japan. Under Lee, South Korea increased its visibility and influence in the global scene, resulting in the hosting of the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. However, significant controversy remains in Korea regarding high-profile government initiatives which have caused some factions to engage in civil opposition and protest against the incumbent government and President Lee's Saenuri Party (formerly the Grand National Party). The reformist faction within the Saenuri Party is at odds against Lee. He ended his five-year term on 24 February 2013, and was succeeded by Park Geun-hye.
On March 22, 2018, Lee was arrested on charges of bribery, embezzlement, and tax evasion alleged to have occurred during his presidency. Prosecutors accused Lee of receiving bribes totaling 11 billion won and channeling assets of 35 billion won to an illicit slush fund. Shortly before his arrest, Lee posted a handwritten statement on Facebook denying the charges. Lee's arrest occurred roughly a year after the arrest of former president Park Geun-Hye, who was arrested on charges stemming from the 2016 South Korean political scandal. Lee faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if found guilty.

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Park Geun-Hye (hangul: 박근혜, hanja: 朴槿惠, koreanskt uttal: [pak ɡɯn hɛː]), född 2 februari 1952, är en sydkoreansk politiker. Hon var Sydkoreas president från februari 2013 till mars 2017, då hon blev avsatt. Hon är dotter till Park Chung-hee som var diktator i Sydkorea från 1961 till 1979.
Hon tog en examen från avdelningen för elektroteknik vid Sogang-universitetet 1974. Efter mordet på hennes far 1979 undvek hon politiken och all publicitet. 1995 blev hon dock rådgivare åt "Det stora nationella partiet" och 1998 inträdde hon i nationalförsamlingen för detta parti. 2000 ställde hon upp som vicepresidentkandiat för partiet, men lämnade partiet 2002. Samma år besökte hon Nordkorea, där hon träffade den nordkoreanske ledaren Kim Jong-il.
Hon var ordförande för konservativa partiet Saenuri från 2004 till 2006, och från 2011 till 2012 (partiet bytte namn till Saenuri-dang i februari 2012). Park vann presidentvalet i Sydkorea den 19 december 2012, och blev när hon tillträdde den första kvinnliga presidenten i Sydkorea. Den 9 december 2016 ställdes Park inför riksrätt anklagad för korruption och avsattes den 10 mars 2017.

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The 2016 South Korean political scandal (Korean: 박근혜·최순실 게이트, Bak Geun-hye–Choe Soon-sil gate) involves the influence of Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a shaman-esque cult leader Choi Tae-min, over president Park Geun-hye.
Widespread coverage of this South Korean political scandal began in late October 2016. On November 29, Park offered to begin the process of removing herself from power. On December 9, Park was impeached, and then Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn became the acting president. On December 21, a Special Prosecution Team led by Park Young Soo began to investigate the Choi Soon-sil scandal. On March 10, 2017, The Constitutional Court of Korea ruled to uphold the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye. All 8 judges agreed that President Park abused her power. A new election was held 60 days after with Moon Jae-in, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, winning over 41% of the popular vote in the election.

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The Miracle on the Han River refers to the period of rapid economic growth in South Korea following the Korean War (1950–1953), during which South Korea transformed from a developing country to a developed country. The rapid reconstruction and development of the South Korean economy during the latter half of the 20th century was accompanied by events such as the country's successful hosting of the 1988 Summer Olympics and its co-hosting of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, as well as the ascension of family-owned conglomerates known as chaebols, such as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai.
The term "Miracle on the Han River" was coined after the phrase "Miracle on the Rhine" was used to refer to the economic rebirth of West Germany after World War II. This analogy was incorporated by Chang Myon, prime minister of the Second Republic of South Korea, in his New Year's address of 1961, in which he encouraged South Koreans to bear difficulties in the hope of achieving a similar economic upturn. The resultant growth has been attributed to the hard work of the labour force, in terms of which the phrase's use of "miracle" may be seen as a misnomer. Following the Miracle on the Han River, South Korea has been held as an economic model for other developing countries and acceded to the G20 in November 2010, capping a successful sixty-some years of rebuilding and modernization.

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Chaebol (hanja: 財閥, hangul:재벌, chaebŏl) kallas de stora koreanska företagskonglomerat som efter stillahavskriget bildades i Sydkorea.
Förebilden till chaebol var de japanska zaibatsuerna.
De största konglomeraten är i dag Samsung, Hyundai, LG, SK, Hanjin, Lotte, Doosan, Hanhwa och Kumho Asiana.

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