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Kim Jae gyu assassin of President Park Chung hee

Kim Jae gyu assassin of President Park Chung hee the third President of South Korea, who was assassinated on October 26, 1979, during a dinner at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) safe house near the Blue House presidential compound in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It was the first assassination of a head of state in South Korea and in Korea in 605 years, since the assassination of Gongmin of Goryeo. Kim Jae gyu, the director of the KCIA and the president's security chief, was responsible for the assassination. Park was shot in the chest and the head, and died almost immediately. Four bodyguards and a presidential chauffeur were also killed. The incident is often referred to as ""10.26"" or the ""10.26 incident"" in South Korea. Kim Jae gyu (1924 - 1980) was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He assassinated South Korean President Park Chung Heewho had been one of his closest friendson October 26, 1979, and was subsequently executed by hanging on May 24, 1980. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).
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Kim Jae gyu assassin of President Park Chung hee
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Kim Jae gyu assassin of President Park Chung hee the third President of South Korea, who was assassinated on October 26, 1979, during a dinner at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) safe house near the Blue House presidential compound in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It was the first assassination of a head of state in South Korea and in Korea in 605 years, since the assassination of Gongmin of Goryeo. Kim Jae gyu, the director of the KCIA and the president's security chief, was responsible for the assassination. Park was shot in the chest and the head, and died almost immediately. Four bodyguards and a presidential chauffeur were also killed. The incident is often referred to as ""10.26"" or the ""10.26 incident"" in South Korea. Kim Jae gyu (1924 - 1980) was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He assassinated South Korean President Park Chung Heewho had been one of his closest friendson October 26, 1979, and was subsequently executed by hanging on May 24, 1980. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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40.7 x 51.2 cm | 16.0 x 20.2 in (300 dpi)
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