Kim Shin-jo

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Shin-jo
Born (1942-06-02) 2 June 1942 (age 82)
Seishin, Kankyo Hoku, Korea, Empire of Japan
CitizenshipSouth Korea
OccupationPastor

Kim Shin-jo (Korean: 김신조; Hanja: 金新朝; born June 2, 1942) is one of two survivors of the 31-man team of North Korean commandos, known as Unit 124, sent to assassinate the then-president of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, in the Blue House raid in January 1968.[1]

The only other survivor, Pak Jae-gyong, made it back to North Korea, but Kim Shin-jo was captured by South Korean forces. He was interrogated for a year by the South Korean authorities before being released and becoming a citizen of South Korea in 1970. South Korea claimed when North Korean authorities found out that he became a South Korean citizen, his parents were executed and his relatives purged by North Korean authorities.[2][3]

Kim later became a pastor at Sungrak Sambong church in Gyeonggi Province. He has a wife and two children.[4]

References

  1. ^ Flora Lewis (18 February 1968). "Seoul Feels a Cold Wind From the North". New York Times.
  2. ^ Sunny Lee (27 February 2008). "What would Jesus do to North Korea?". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
  3. ^ John M. Glionna (18 July 2010). "The face of South Korea's boogeyman". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
  4. ^ McDonald, Mark (17 December 2010). "Failed North Korean Assassin Assimilates in the South". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2014.


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