South Korean President Park Chung Hee Assasination Attempt

On August 15, 1974, Park was delivering a speech during a ceremony to celebrate the nation's deliverance from Japanese colonial domination 29 years before, when North Korean agent Mun Se-gwang fired a gun at Park from the front row. The bullets missed the president , but a stray bullet struck his wife Yuk Young-soo, who died later in the day. Park continued his speech as his wife was carried out of the room.

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YouTube | September 12, 2008

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