1949-06-26 - 1949-07-05

Kim Koo assassinated

Gyeonggyojang, Seoul1949-06-26 · independence leader Kim Koo is assassinated in Seoul

Other events in this phase

Korean State Formation50
  1. Special committee on anti-national collaborators
  2. Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion
  3. Soviet forces complete withdrawal from North Korea
  4. Ongjin Peninsula border clashes
  5. National Assembly “frakchi” case
  6. Bodo League organized
  7. Kim Koo assassinatedCurrent record
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Media

Funeral for Kim KooVisual recordFuneral for Kim Koo

Source Trail

Diplomatic Primary SourceFRUS · Ambassador Muccio telegram on Kim Koo assassinationOpen sourceDeclassified SourceCIA FOIA · Intelligence Highlights, 22-28 June 1949Open source