Choi Tae-min

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 최태민
Hanja 崔太敏
Revised
Romanization 		Choe Tae-min
McCune-
Reischauer 		Ch'oe T'aemin

Choi Tae-min (born May 5, 1912 in Sariwŏn , Hwanghae-pukto Province , Chosen , Japanese Empire ; † May 1, 1994 in Gangnam-gu , Seoul ) was a South Korean sect leader and father of the political scandal and resignation the President of South Korea Park Geun-hye has become known entrepreneur Choi Soon-sil .

biography

Choi Tae-min worked as a police officer during the Japanese occupation of Korea by the Japanese Empire and became a Buddhist monk first after Korea regained independence . He then converted to Christianity and became a Presbyterian pastor . Choi also founded his own religious movement called Yeongse-gyo (영세 교) and declared himself Maitreya , the Buddha of the future. The religious movement is known in German-speaking countries as the Church of Eternal Life and combined elements of Buddhism , Confucianism , Christianity , Korean shamanism and the Cheondogyo religion .

The exact time at which Choi met the future President Park Geun-hye is unknown, but it is certain that this was after Park Geun-hye's mother Yuk Young-soo was shot in 1974 by the North Korean sympathizer Mun Se-gwang , happened. Choi is said to have used his position to influence the president's daughter, who had now taken over the duties of the murdered first lady . Shortly after Park met Choi, she is said to have made friends with Choi's daughter Choi Soon-sil . The close relationship between the father and Park is considered to be the cornerstone for Choi Soon-sil's later role as the president's closest confidante, which enabled her to amass enormous sums of money for herself and her family. In the course of the investigation into the murder of Park's father Park Chung-hee by the head of the South Korean secret service Kim Jae-gyu , allegations were raised in 1979 that Choi Tae-min was corrupt and had too much influence.

Choi was married six times and had at least four other daughters in addition to Choi Soon-sil. He used at least seven different names during his life and passed away in 1994.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ What the scandal about South Korea's president is about - derStandard.at. Retrieved November 2, 2019 (Austrian German).
  2. ↑ a b Shamanistic cult linked to president. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Who rules the country: President or Shaman? Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Christoph Neidhart: Choil Soon-sil: South Korea's nightmare. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
  5. ^ A b Choe Sang-Hun: A Presidential Friendship Has Many South Koreans Crying Foul . In: The New York Times . October 27, 2016, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 2, 2019]).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Tae-min is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Choi, Tae-min
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Choe, Tae-min (revised romanization); Ch'oe, T'aemin (alternative Romanization); 최태민 (Hangeul); 崔太敏 (Hanja)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean cult leader
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Sariwŏn , Hwanghae-pukto Province , Chosen , Japanese Empire , today's North Korea
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1994
Place of death Gangnam-gu , Seoul , South Korea