Historical Events tagged with "kim jae-gyu"

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Politics & Government

Assassination of Park Chung Hee

October 26th, 1979 45 years ago

Park Chung Hee, the President of South Korea, was assassinated by Kim Jae-gyu, the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, during a chaotic incident at the Blue House. Kim Jae-gyu had been reportedly motivated by dissent against Park’s authoritarian regime. The assassination occurred inside the presidential residence, resulting in significant political upheaval and leading to increased instability in South Korea.

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