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In this Korean name, the family name is Ra.
Ra Jong-yil
Born1940
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma mater
Korean name
Hangul라종일
Hanja羅鍾一
Revised RomanizationRa Jongil
McCune–ReischauerRa Chongil

Ra Jong-yil (Korean: 라종일; born 1940) is a former South Korean ambassador who has authored books on politics concerning North Korea.

Education

Ra received a PhD at the University of Cambridge.

Career

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.

Works

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".

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.

References

  1. ^ "Jongyil Ra". Seoul: Hanyang University. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.
  2. Choe, Sang-hun (23 November 2013). "Forgotten Killer Among the Korean 'Erased'". The New York Times. p. A10. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015.
  3. Ryall, Julian (23 January 2016). "Kim Jong‑un's father wanted to end hereditary rule, top spy reveals". The Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
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