South Korea 70 years ago in pictures

The crisis culminated on October 26, when President Park was assassinated by Kim Jae-Kyu, his longtime friend and director of the KCIA. Prime Minister Choi Kyu-Hah became acting president under the Yushin constitution and was formally elected president in December by the NCU.In the meantime, the country was placed under strict military rule by Gen. Chun Doo-Hwan.