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​Paik Sun-yup, Lightning Rod General in South Korea, Dies at 99

July 11, 2020July 15, 2020CHOE SANG-HUNComments Off on ​Paik Sun-yup, Lightning Rod General in South Korea, Dies at 99
The country’s first four-star general, he was a war hero to the U.S. and South Korean militaries. But many saw him as a traitor who had collaborated with the Japanese.
Tagged Deaths (Obituaries), Defense and Military Forces, Korean War, Paik Sun-yup, South Korea
CHOE SANG-HUN
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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