Asia's Power Clans

From North Korea to Asia's thriving democracies, a last name is a powerful political brand.

DECEMBER 20, 2012

From Japan to Bhutan, North Korea to Bangladesh, Asian politicians have been keeping it in the family. On Dec. 19, Park Geun-Hye was elected South Korea's first female president. She is the daughter of former South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee. In this March 2008 photo, Park burns incense for her father. 

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