Kim Shin-jo
Kim Shin-jo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 June 1942 |
| Died | 9 April 2025 (aged 82) Seoul, South Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korea (1942–1970) South Korea (1970–2025) |
| Occupation | North Korean Army soldier and South Korean church pastor |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김신조 |
| Hanja | 金新朝 |
| RR | Gim Sinjo |
| MR | Kim Sinjo |
Kim Shin-jo (Korean: 김신조; 2 June 1942 – 9 April 2025) was a North Korean soldier and defector who was one of two survivors of the 31-man team of North Korean commandos, known as Unit 124, sent to assassinate the then-president of South Korea and military dictator, Park Chung Hee, in the Blue House raid in January 1968. Kim was captured and during a year-long detention and interrogation divulged information on the raid to the South Korean authorities, before being released. He became a South Korean citizen and spent the rest of his life there.