05242013Headline:

South Korea’s new leader, Park Geun-hye, was pushed onto political stage by tragedy

SEOUL — The first major tragedy in Park Geun-hye’s life was a shooting that took place at the National Theater in downtown Seoul nearly 40 years ago. She didn’t even witness it. She was studying in Grenoble, France, at the foot of the Alps, when she got a worried call from the South Korean Embassy. The official didn’t give any specifics.

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