1. Kim Jong-pil served as prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung.
18 Facts About Kim Jong-pil
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Kim Jong-pil was born in Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province.
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Kim Jong-pil initially attended Seoul National University's College of Education but graduated from the Korea Military Academy in 1949.
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Kim Jong-pil participated in the Korean War as an intelligence officer of the Republic of Korea Army.
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Kim Jong-pil served in several high-profile offices, including chairman of the ruling Democratic Republican Party during Park's eighteen year presidency until his assassination in 1979.
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Immediately following the successful coup that placed Park in power, Kim Jong-pil established the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, becoming its first director.
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Thereafter, Kim spearheaded the effort to establish official diplomatic relations with Japan.
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In 1963, Kim Jong-pil founded the Democratic Republican Party which helped President Park Chung Hee strengthen his power and maintain a legislative supermajority during his presidency.
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Kim Jong-pil assumed the same position from 1998 to 2000 during Kim Dae-jung's presidency as part of the Alliance DJP.
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In 1987, Kim Jong-pil staged a political comeback by creating a new political party known as the New Democratic Republican Party.
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In January 1990, Kim Jong-pil led the merger of his party with the ruling DJP and opposition party, Kim Young-sam's Reunification Democratic Party to create the Democratic Liberal Party.
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Jong-pil became the Executive Chairman of the newly formed DLP and Kim Young-sam became the party's presidential nominee in the 1992 South Korea presidential elections, which he won.
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For instance, by October 1997, Kim Jong-pil's popularity had fluctuated, hovering between 2.9 percent and 4.6 percent, which was attributed to his reputation as being an integral member of the authoritarian rule of Park Chung-hee.
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Kim Jong-pil served as Korea Scout Association President until June 6,1969.
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Kim Jong-pil is the 12th generation descendant of Kim Ye-jik, a military officer who served at Injo Coup in 1623 during the early Joseon period, and a younger brother of Royal Noble Consort Gongbin.
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On February 15,1951, Kim Jong-pil married Park Young-ok, who was President Park Chung Hee's niece.
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Kim Jong-pil spent four years in seclusion in his home.
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Kim Jong-pil died on June 23,2018, at Sindang-dong, Seoul at the age of 92.