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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 744,187 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kim Jae-gyu is the 3,899th most popular politician (up from 4,692nd in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 76th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 3,899 out of 15,577Before him are Sobhuza II, Queen Munjeong, Abul Kalam Azad, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Theobald II of Navarre, and Adel Shah. After him are László Rajk, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Gelon, Lionel Jospin, Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 70Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Richard Matheson, George Habash, Joan Sutherland, César Pelli, and Shohei Imamura. After him are Gyula Grosics, Henry Way Kendall, Jean-Pierre Serre, Masatoshi Koshiba, Alan Greenspan, and Andrew Schally. Among people deceased in 1980, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 47Before him are Marian Rejewski, Fritz Strassmann, Vinicius de Moraes, Seretse Khama, Ludwig Guttmann, and Lewis Milestone. After him are John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Gustav Wagner, Walter Dornberger, Robert Whittaker, Mario Bava, and Fabian von Schlabrendorff.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 63 out of 944Before him are Toyo Ito (1941), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heo Jun (1546), Princess Deokhye (1912), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), and Queen Munjeong (1501). After him are Kim Tu-bong (1889), Yi Hwang (1501), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), and Psy (1977).

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 47Before him are Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Chang Myon (1899), Jeong Dojeon (1342), and Queen Munjeong (1501). After him are Kim Tu-bong (1889), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957).