Kim Jong-pil

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Kim Jong-pil

Kim Jong-pil (Korean: 김종필, January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018) was a former South Korean politician and general.

He fought in the Korean War. He was the 11th Prime minister of South Korea (1971 to 1975), 31th Prime minister of South Korea (1998 to 2000). first Central Intelligence Agency of South Korea 1961 to 1963. His nickname was 'Unjeong'(Korea:운정, hanja:雲庭) or 'JP'.

Kim died on June 23, 2018 in Seoul from respiratory failure at the age of 92.[1][2]

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  1. Herald, The Korea (23 June 2018). "[Breaking] Former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil dies". www.koreaherald.com.
  2. hermesauto (23 June 2018). "Former South Korean Prime Minister and spy agency founder Kim Jong-pil dies". The Straits Times.

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