South Korea’s politics during his regime.
President Park exercised dictatorial power over South Korea for nearly 18 years.
South Korean regime under Park Chung-Hee called Bureaucratic Authoritarian South regime. President Park under Park was one of the foundation strong military- dominated government in Asia.
The Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) was created in 1961 to coordinate both international and domestic intelligence activities, including those of the military. Almost immediately following its creation, the KCIA was used to suppress any domestic opposition to Park's regime using its broad powers to wiretap, arrest, and torture anyone without a court order