This file photo shows a large picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife, displayed outside a state hall in Seoul, in 1999, before a photo exhibit commemorating the late ... more 

This file photo shows a large picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife, displayed outside a state hall in Seoul, in 1999, before a photo exhibit commemorating the late dictator. Park is credited with laying the foundations for S.Korea's economic rise, and admirers say his autocratic style was justified by the poverty, security issues and social divisions existing then less