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| Used for those deceased 1996-present | |
| Established | 1996 |
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| Total burials | 770 |
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* North Korea:770
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Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers (also known as the Enemy Cemetery) located in Paju, Republic of Korea, is a burial ground for North Korean and Chinese casualties of the Korean War and North Korean agents killed in South Korea since the war.
History
The cemetery was established in 1996 as a centralised burial place for the remains of North Korean and Chinese soldiers recovered across South Korea and North Korean agent killed in South Korea since the end of the Korean War.
North Korea refused to accept the repatriation of the remains of its personnel on the basis that North Korea claims sovereignty over all of Korea and the soldiers accordingly are already buried on Korean soil.[1]
Following a visit by South Korean President Park to Beijing in June 2013, it was agreed that the the remains of the Chinese soldiers would be repatriated directly to China. In March 2014, the repatriation of the remains of the 437 Chinese soldiers began. The remains are to be interred in the Resist America and Aid Korea Martyrs Cemetery in Shenyang, China.[2]
Notable burials
- The 29 members of Unit 124 killed in the Blue House Raid in 1968
- Kim Sung-il, North Korean agent responsible for the bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987
- The 9 man crew of the 1998 Sokcho submarine incident
See also
References
- ^ "South Korean cemetery keeps Cold War alive". Reuters. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "After Six Decades, Chinese Soldiers Killed in South Korea Head Home". New York Times. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.