 Stunning KoreaMichael Backman Chapter Chapter 32 in The Asian Insider, 2004, pp 252-263 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The film footage of the 1974 assassination attempt on South Korean President Park Chung-hee is the most dramatic I recall having seen. President Park is addressing a ceremony in Seoul to mark the liberation of the country from the Japanese. He stands at the lectern, stern and deep-voiced. Suddenly, as he makes a point, shots ring out, in mid-sentence. The gunman is in the audience, handgun aloft and aimed at Park. The bullets miss. But a scream comes from behind. It is Park’s wife. She had been seated on the stage with other dignitaries. She has been shot. Pandemonium breaks out. Men overpower the gunman, wrestle him to the ground and drag him outside. On stage, Park’s wife is picked up and rushed out for treatment. But her injuries are serious. Later, she dies. Meanwhile Park remains on stage. He looks around, his eyes now acutely alert, his face more fierce. He can see that the assailant has been overwhelmed and the fracas behind him has quietened down. He returns to the microphone, straightens up and glares into the audience. ‘I shall now resume my speech’, he announces. And with that he does. Keywords: Corporate Governance; Minority Shareholder; Foreign Reserve; Korean Economy; American International Group (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-4840-3_32 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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