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South Korea: Development Plans under Park Chung-hee (1961–1979)

South Korea: Development Plans under Park Chung-hee (1961–1979)

  1. Economic Planning Board empowered for national planning

    Labels: Economic Planning, Executive Branch

  2. Military coup installs Park-led junta

    Labels: Park Chung-hee, May 16

  3. KCIA founded, tightening political control

    Labels: KCIA, Intelligence Agency

  4. First Five-Year Plan begins export-oriented shift

    Labels: First Five-Year, Infrastructure

  5. Currency devaluation supports export expansion

    Labels: Currency Devaluation, Exchange Policy

  6. Second Five-Year Plan deepens industrial upgrading

    Labels: Second Five-Year, Industrial Policy

  7. Construction starts on POSCO’s Pohang steelworks

    Labels: POSCO, Pohang Steelworks

  8. Saemaul Undong launched for rural modernization

    Labels: Saemaul Undong, Rural Development

  9. Gyeongbu Expressway completed, linking Seoul and Busan

    Labels: Gyeongbu Expressway, Transport Infrastructure

  10. Third Five-Year Plan launches heavy-chemical “big push”

    Labels: Third Five-Year, Heavy Chemical

  11. Yushin Constitution concentrates executive power

    Labels: Yushin Constitution, Presidency

  12. Pohang steelworks dedicated, expanding industrial base

    Labels: Pohang Steelworks, POSCO

  13. Fourth Five-Year Plan drafted amid growing complexity

    Labels: Fourth Five-Year, Economic Planning

  14. Assassination ends Park era of state-led planning

    Labels: Assassination of, Kim Jae-gyu