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Kim Jae-gyu

1926 - 1980

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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 May 24, 1980. He remains a controversial figure with many contradictions: he is regarded by some as a patriot who ended Park's 18-year military dictatorship, and by others as a traitor who killed his long-time benefactor out of personal grievance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Jae-gyu has received more than 818,399 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kim Jae-gyu is the 3,982nd most popular politician (down from 3,889th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 3,982 out of 19,576. Before him are Matthew Kantakouzenos, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Tiberius Gemellus, Habibullāh Kalakāni, and René II, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Emperor Zhang of Han, Valdemar, King of Sweden, Al-Adil II, Emperor Ankō, Ante Marković, and Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 75. Before him are Steve Reeves, Noah Gordon, César Pelli, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Gyula Grosics, and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba. After him are John Berger, Jean-Pierre Serre, Michel Butor, Norman Jewison, Yoshio Okada, and Aaron Klug. Among people deceased in 1980, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 48. Before him are Lewis Milestone, Marcelo Caetano, Mae West, Vinicius de Moraes, Gustav Wagner, and John Hasbrouck Van Vleck. After him are Raoul Walsh, Pascual Jordan, V. V. Giri, Robert Whittaker, Mohammad Hatta, and Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 66 out of 1,128. Before him are Jeong Dojeon (1342), Song Hye-rim (1937), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), and Cha Bum-kun (1953). After him are Queen Cheorin (1837), Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Toyo Ito (1941), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), and Yi Hwang (1501).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 50. Before him are Crown Prince Sado (1735), Chang Myon (1899), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), and Kim Tu-bong (1889). After him are Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Han Duck-soo (1949), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), and Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236).

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