Park Seh-jik
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Park Seh-jik (Korean: 박세직; Hanja: 朴世直; 18 September 1933 – 27 July 2009) was a South Korean politician, bureaucrat and army general. He held many powerful positions throughout his lifetime, such as the Mayor of Seoul and the Director of Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP), a preceding agency of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He was President of the Seoul Organizing Committee for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]
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Quick Facts Olympic Order, 23rd Mayor of Seoul ...
Park Seh-jik | |
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박세직 朴世直 | |
23rd Mayor of Seoul | |
In office 27 December 1990 – 18 February 1991 | |
Preceded by | Goh Kun |
Succeeded by | Rhee Hai-won |
President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee | |
In office May 7, 1986 – October 2, 1988 | |
IOC President | Juan Antonio Samaranch |
Preceded by | Roh Tae-woo |
Succeeded by | Pasqual Maragall |
Chair of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee | |
In office May 7, 1986 – April 3, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Roh Tae-woo |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-09-18)18 September 1933 Shikkoku, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (today Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) |
Died | 27 July 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 75) Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality | South Korea |
Political party | Democratic Liberal Party |
Spouse | Hong Suk-ja |
Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
Religion | Protestantism |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Republic of Korea Army |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Park Seh-jik | |
Hangul | 박세직 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Sejik |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sejik |
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Hangul | 인동 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Indong |
McCune–Reischauer | Indong |
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In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
He died of acute pneumonia on 27 July 2009.[2]