Lee Hu-rak

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 이후락
Hanja 李厚 洛
Revised
Romanization 		I Hu-rak
McCune-
Reischauer 		Yi Hurak

Lee Hu-rak (born February 23, 1924 - October 31, 2009 ) was director of the secret service in South Korea from 1970 to 1973.

Lee Hu-rak was the right hand man of former President Park Chung-hee . In 1972 he secretly traveled to North Korea to agree an inter-Korean agreement with the then head of state Kim Il-sung , called July 4 South-North Joint Communique.

Lee was elected to the Gukhoe , the National Assembly of South Korea, in 1979, but banned from political activities in 1980 on charges of corruption. Although the allegations were rolled back in 1985, he remained outside of politics until his death in 2009 .

Lee died at the age of 85, leaving behind a daughter and four sons.

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  1. ↑ Ex-Spy Chief Lee Dies at 85
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Lee is the family name here, Hu-rak is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Lee, Hu-rak
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 이후락 (Korean, Hangeul); 李厚 洛 (Korean, Hanja); I, Hu-rak (Revised Romanization); Yi, Hurak (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean secret service director
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1924
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2009