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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kim_Jae-gyuKim Jae-gyu - Wikipedia

    Kim Jae-gyu ( Korean : 김재규, April 9, 1924 – May 24, 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 Hee —who had been one of his closest friends—on October 26, 1979, and was subsequently executed by hanging on ...

  2. Assailants. Kim Jae-gyu. Park Chung Hee, the third President of South Korea, 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 Korea in 605 years, ...

  3. Feb 15, 2012 · As director of the Korean CIA in 1979, Kim Jae-gyu was the last man considered a threat to President Park Chung-hee. A longtime friend, Kim’s official job was to monitor and catch...

  4. Nov 2, 2015 · At the time, President Park was mulling sacking Kim Jae-gyu as head of the intelligence agency because he thought Jae-gyu had failed to control the opposition party and its chief, Kim Young-sam. Kim Jae-gyu was under the illusion that he had lost credibility with Park due to Cha’s dirty tricks.

  5. Oct 28, 2021 · In addition to Kim Jae-gyu, Chief Secretary Kim Gye-won was also arrested as a collaborator in Park Chung-hee's assassination, as were four KCIA agents, the head of security of the KCIA facility, and a driver.

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  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › Kim_Jae-gyuKim Jae-gyu - Wikiwand

    Kim Jae-gyu was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He assassinated South Korean President Park Chung Hee—who had been one of his closest friends—on October 26, 1979, and was subsequently executed by hanging on May 24, 1980.

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  8. Dec 12, 2019 · So is his right-hand man and eventual assassin, Kim Jae-gyu. The upcoming film “The Man Standing Next,” starring Lee Byung-hun and directed by Woo Min-ho, offers what its creators say is a...