The Shot That Changed Korea: Park Chung-hee's 1979 Assassination

In this episode, we dive into the dramatic assassination of South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee on October 26, 1979. The shot that killed Park at a KCIA safehouse, fired by his own intelligence chief Kim Jae-gyu, ended 18 years of authoritarian rule and plunged the nation into chaos. We explore the tense dinner party, the gunfight, the cover-up, and the trial that followed. Was it a desperate act to restore democracy or a power grab? The aftermath led to Chun Doo-hwan's coup and the Gwangju Uprising. Join Lucas and Luna as they unravel one of South Korea's most pivotal and mysterious moments.

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