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October 26 is the day Park Chung-hee, who ruled South Korea as a military dictator for 18 years and suppressed democracy, was assassinated. The head of the KCIA, Kim Jae-gyu, shot him, and before he was executed for it, he said, ‘Everyone, enjoy your freedom and democracy. I’m going ahead first.’ submitted by /u/korbtm |
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