Rangoon bombing
Date | 9 October 1983 |
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Time | 10:25 a.m. ( UTC+6:30) |
Location | Martyrs' Mausoleum, Rangoon, Burma |
Coordinates | 16°48′09″N 96°08′52″E / 16.802536°N 96.147658°E |
Also known as | Rangoon incident |
Deaths | 21 |
Non-fatal injuries | 46 |
Suspects | 3 North Koreans (Kang Min-chul and 2 others) |
Convictions | Kang Min-chul: life imprisonment Others: death sentence |
The Rangoon bombing of 9 October 1983, was an assassination attempt against Chun Doo-hwan, the fifth president of South Korea, in Rangoon, Burma.[1] The attempt was orchestrated by North Korea.[2] Although Chun survived, 21 people died in the attack and 46 were injured. One suspect was later killed, and the two other suspected bombers were captured, one of whom confessed to being a North Korean military officer.[2]
Bombing
On 9 October 1983, President Chun Doo-hwan flew to
Perpetrators
Aftermath
The United States quietly provided military and logistics support to ensure that the surviving delegates and bodies of the deceased were safely returned to Korea. According to Victor Cha, an academic and former Director for Asian Affairs in the White House's National Security Council, a South Korean official recounted to him the sentiment that "this is what only a true ally like the United States was capable of doing, in ways that would never become public but would be remembered."[8]
As a result of the bombing, Burma suspended
In 1994, the representative of South Korea to the
Kang's fate
One of the suspects, Kang Min-chul was Myanmar's longest-serving prisoner. He learned to speak the
In 2006, Chung Hyung-keun, a member of South Korea's
List of victims
- Suh Seok-jun (서석준, 1938–1983), Deputy Prime Minister[15]
- Lee Beom-seok (이범석, 1925–1983), Minister of Foreign Affairs[15]
- Kim Dong-hwi (김동휘), Minister of Commerce[15]
- Suh Sang-chul (서상철), Minister of Power Resources[16][15]
- Ham Byeong-chun (함병춘), Chief Presidential Secretary[15]
- Lee Gye-cheol (이계철), Ambassador to Burma[15]
- Kim Jae-ik (김재익, 1938–1983), Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs[15]
- Ha Dong-seon (하동선), Planning Director of International Cooperation Committee[citation needed]
- Lee Gi-uk (이기욱), Vice Minister of Finance[citation needed]
- Gang In-hui (강인희), Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forest, Fishery[citation needed]
- Kim Yong-hwan (김용환), Vice Minister of Science and Technology[citation needed]
- Sim Sang-u (심상우, 1938–1983), a member of the National Assembly[citation needed]
- Min Byeong-seok (민병석), physician in attendance on the President[15]
- Lee Jae-gwan (이재관), presidential press secretary[15]
- Han Gyeong-hui (한경희), a presidential guard[15]
- Jeong Tae-jin (정태진), a presidential guard[15]
- Lee Jung-hyeon (이중현), reporter of The Dong-a Ilbo[15]
See also
- Illicit activities of North Korea
- Blue House Raid
- Sejong Institute
References
- ^ Historical Abstracts, EBSCOhost (1983). "Materials on massacre of Korean officials in Rangoon". Korea & World Affairs. 7 (4): 735.
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- ^ Yi, Jeong-ae (21 May 2008), ‘아웅산 테러범’ 유일 생존자 사망 [Lone survivor of Aung San Terror Bombing dies], The Hankyoreh, archived from the original on 17 January 2012, retrieved 24 July 2009
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- ^ "서상철 徐相喆]", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Nate, archived from the original on 10 June 2011, retrieved 21 December 2009.
External links
- Brief summary from Onwar.com