Kim Shin-Jo
(1942-2025)
North Korean defector
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Kim Shin-jo (Korean: 김신조; Hanja: 金新朝; 2 June 1942 – 9 April 2025) was a North Korean soldier and defector who was 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 and military dictator, Park Chung-hee, in the Blue House raid in January 1968. Kim was captured and spent the rest of his life in South Korea.
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2 June 1942 Seishin, Kankyo Hoku, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Chongjin, North Korea)
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| Died |
9 April 2025 (aged 82) Seoul, South Korea
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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