Kim Jong-pil
| Kim Jong-pil | |
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| 11th and 32nd Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office Jun 4, 1971 – Dec 18, 1975 |
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| President | Park Chung-hee |
| Preceded by | Baek Du-jin |
| Succeeded by | Choi Kyu-hah |
| In office Aug 18, 1998 – Jan 12, 2000 |
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| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Goh Kun |
| Succeeded by | Park Tae-joon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1926 Buyeo County |
| Political party | Democratic Republican Party |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 김종필 |
| Hanja | 金鍾泌 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jong-pil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chongp'il |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 운정 |
| Hanja | 雲庭 |
| Revised Romanization | Unjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Unjŏng |
Kim Jong-pil (born January 7, 1926) is a South Korean politician and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (the KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service), who served as Prime Minister twice, from 1971–1975 and from 1998–2000.
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[edit] Life
[edit] Early life
Kim Jong-pil was born in Buyeo County, Chungcheongnam-do, and graduated from the Korean Military Academy in 1949 (KMA class No. 8). He participated in the military coup (5·16 military political change) led by Major General Park Chung-hee in 1961 and served in several high-profile offices, including Chairman of the ruling Democratic Republican Party during Park's tenure of eighteen years.
[edit] Political activity
In 1963, he founded the Republican Democratic Party (민주공화당). In 1971 he first served as Prime Minister of South Korea 1971 to 1975.
[edit] Ancestry
In a 2001 sentimental letter written to Bhimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, a king of erstwhile Ayodhya state with a history of 200 years old, Kim expressed of his March 2001 visit to India "remaining very meaningful to me" as it "fulfilled his desire to visit Ayodhya, a princess of which became the queen of King Suro of Gaya and Heo Hwang-ok. I am the 72nd generation descendant of the King Kim Suro of the Karak Kingdom."[1]
Kim was amongst more than a hundred historians and government representatives, including the North Korean ambassador to India, and an 18 member delegation from South Korea – led by former Gimhae Mayor Song Eun-Bok[2] – composed of prominent industrialists who inaugurated a memorial to their royal ancestor, Queen Hwang Huh on the west bank of the River Sarayu. The monument is built using a three-metre high stone weighing 7,500 kg, specially shipped from South Korea.[3]
[edit] Retirement
In 2004, he announced his retirement from politics after his bid for a tenth term in the National Assembly failed and his party, the United Liberal Democrats, was unable to gain a sizable number of seats in the 2004 parliamentary election. He now is a regular Flight Simmer, and a big FSX and VATSIM enthusiast.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "South Korea's Ayodhya connection" http://www.kimhaekims.net/queen_huh_eng7.htm
- ^ "A Princess from Ayodhya" http://www.kimhaekims.net/story-a_princess_from_ayodhya.htm
- ^ "South Korea's Ayodhya connection" http://www.kimhaekims.net/queen_huh_eng7.htm
- ^ vataware – [1]
| Preceded by Baek Du-jin |
Prime Minister of South Korea 1971–1975 |
Succeeded by Choi Kyu-ha |
| Preceded by Goh Kun |
Prime Minister of South Korea (Acting) 1998 |
Succeeded by Kim Jong-pil |
| Preceded by Kim_Jong-pil (Acting) |
Prime Minister of South Korea 1998–2000 |
Succeeded by Park Tae-Joon |
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