The History of Terrorism
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1970s murders in Asia
Asian politicians assassinated in the 1970s
PM/Pres/Gen Park Chung Hee
1979 Three weeks after Kim Hyong-uk's disappearance, Kim Jae-kyu assassinated President Park.
1979 Park Chung-hee assassination
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1948-Today South Korea
1961-Today National Intelligence Service (South Korea) formerly the KCIA
1974 Assassination of Yuk Young-soo
1979 Three weeks after Kim Hyong-uk's disappearance, Kim Jae-kyu assassinated President Park.
Assassinations
Kim Jae-gyu
PM/Pres/Gen Park Chung Hee
Children
1979 Following the student uprising later known as the Bu-Ma Democratic Protests, Park was assassinated on 26 October 1979 by his close friend Kim Jae-gyu, the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, at a safe house in Seoul.
1980 Kim Jae-gyu was executed
Whether the assassination was spontaneous or premeditated is something that remains unclear today-the motivations of Kim Jae-gyu are still debated.
Jumps
1979 Assassination of Park Chung Hee