Mun Segwang
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| Mun Segwang | |
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| Hangul: |
문세광
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| Hanja: |
文世光
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| Revised Romanization: | Moon, Se-Gwang |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Moon, Se-Kwang |
Moon, Se-Gwang (born 1951 in Japan & died August 20, 1974 in South Korea) was a Japan-born North Korean sympathizer who attempted to assassinate the President and de facto military dictator of South Korea, Major General Park Chung-Hee, on 15 August 1974. The assassination attempt resulted in the death of Park's wife. A South Korean living in Japan, Moon was executed four months after his failed attempt. The event seriously strained diplomatic relationships between Japan, North Korea and South Korea; South Korea concluded that Moon was acting on behalf of North Korea, but Japan refused to accept South Korea's position.
