Ra Jong-yil | |
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Born | 1940 |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 라종일 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ra Jongil |
McCune–Reischauer | Ra Chongil |
Ra Jong-yil ( Korean: 라종일; born 1940) is a former South Korean ambassador who has authored books on politics concerning North Korea.
Ra received a PhD at the University of Cambridge. [1]
Ra served as South Korea's ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2003 and as its ambassador to Japan from 2004 to 2007. [1]
In 2013, Ra released a book about Kang Min-chul – the only person who ever admitted involvement with an attempt to assassinate the South Korean president in 1983 – whom Ra described as "one of the countless young men sacrificed in the long rivalry between the two Koreas and then forgotten". [2]
Ra's 2016 book, The Path Taken by Jang Song‑thaek: A Rebellious Outsider, made claims that Kim Jong‑il did not intend for his son, Kim Jong‑un, to succeed him after he died. [3]
Ra Jong-yil | |
---|---|
Born | 1940 |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater |
|
Korean name | |
Hangul | 라종일 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ra Jongil |
McCune–Reischauer | Ra Chongil |
Ra Jong-yil ( Korean: 라종일; born 1940) is a former South Korean ambassador who has authored books on politics concerning North Korea.
Ra received a PhD at the University of Cambridge. [1]
Ra served as South Korea's ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2003 and as its ambassador to Japan from 2004 to 2007. [1]
In 2013, Ra released a book about Kang Min-chul – the only person who ever admitted involvement with an attempt to assassinate the South Korean president in 1983 – whom Ra described as "one of the countless young men sacrificed in the long rivalry between the two Koreas and then forgotten". [2]
Ra's 2016 book, The Path Taken by Jang Song‑thaek: A Rebellious Outsider, made claims that Kim Jong‑il did not intend for his son, Kim Jong‑un, to succeed him after he died. [3]