Jang Do-young graduated from the history department of Toyo University in 1944, planning to become a teacher, but instead attended and graduated from the Military Language School, the predecessor to the current Korea Military Academy.
10 Facts About Jang Do-young
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Jang Do-young was then commissioned into the army as a South Korean military officer.
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Jang Do-young first learned of the coup from Park Chung-hee on 10 April 1961, who wanted him to lead the new government so that the entire military would support it.
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Jang Do-young responded by neither joining the plotters nor notifying the government.
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At his peak, Jang Do-young occupied four positions: chairman of the Supreme Council, prime minister, defense minister, and army chief of staff.
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The February 23,1982 article from Korea JoongAng Daily, "Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, Issue 6" recalled, "Mr Jang Do-young recently recalled that he 'tried to set the period of military administration at six months,'" he recalled.
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The fact that Jang Do-young called for an early transfer of power is supported by various testimonies.
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Jang Do-young claimed that he had visited South Korea in 1968 and met with Park as well as troops who participated in the Vietnam War.
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Jang Do-young joined Western Michigan University as an associate professor in 1971 and retired in 1993.
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Jang Do-young died on August 03,2012, from complications of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.