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There have been many traitors in history, but for high-ranking officials who are already the country's second-in-command, there are very few cases of becoming traitors, but such a thing happened in North Korea in 1997.
On that day, North Korea's second-in-command suddenly defected to South Korea.
Faced with the pursuit of 30 agents, when he was about to be cornered, China actually sent thousands of armed police to defend this traitor.
So what's the secret behind this?
North Korea's second-in-command
The North Korean second-in-command who dared to "commit treason" in 1997 was Huang Changye.
He was so gifted that in 1937 he was admitted to the Pyongyang Commercial College, the top university in North Korea at the time, with excellent grades.
Even in such a high-talent executive preparatory camp, Huang Changye is still the top one.
After completing his studies at Pyongyang University, Huang Changye went to study at Chuo University in Tokyo, but his path to study was not smooth.
After only three years in Tokyo, he was forcibly conscripted into the army by the Japanese and repatriated to his homeland in North Korea.
After returning to China, Huang Changye continued to work his academic path, and successively obtained a postgraduate degree and a doctoral degree in philosophy.
During this period, he joined the Workers' Party of North Korea, and while studying at Moscow University, he deeply learned about the ideology and spirit of communism, and the red seed was buried deep in his heart at that time.
In the mid-20th century, Hwang Chang-yep, who had worked hard for half his life, embarked on a career as the theoretical secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the secretary of Kim Il Sung in 1958.
The so-called no-sound, a blockbuster, is talking about Huang Changye.
As soon as he entered the officialdom with his front foot, he came to the side of the country's top leader with his back foot, and this kind of luck and talent can be seen.
After that, Huang Changye's career path was also smooth, and his position was getting higher and higher.
From domestic to international, in the process of Huang Changye's promotion, the stage he participated in gradually came to a broader world.
At this time, Huang Changye would never have thought that he had not yet shown his strength on the treacherous international stage, and the price of the gift of fate had already reached the time to repay.
In 1994, North Korean President Kim Il Sung, who had been promoted to Hwang Chang-yeol, died of illness, and the new president, Kim Jong-il, did not trust the remnants of the previous party, and the two also had political discord.
Perhaps, at the moment of Kim Il Sung's death, Huang Changye had a vague glimpse of the ups and downs that his career was about to face.
At the same time, the change of power in North Korea also laid the groundwork for Huang Changye's later defection.
A desperate escape that shocked the world
Huang Changye's defection, even in modern international history, is enough to go down in history.
This news, which shocked the international forum at the time, occurred on February 12, 1997.
At that time, this well-known figure in the international community concealed the security guards he carried on the pretext that his relatives and friends were buying souvenirs.
On the eve of returning home, he turned a corner and hid in the Chinese embassy.
At first, everyone didn't take Huang Changye's disappearance to heart, after all, the other party was an important minister of the country, and he worked with two chairmen one after another, so he must have been delayed by something.
However, as Huang Changye missed the return train, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.
Just as they were about to issue an announcement about the search, the South Korean top brass brought them a piece of good news and a piece of bad news.
The good news is that Huang Changye has found it, and it is in their hands.
The bad news is that Huang Changye defected!
In the face of such a ridiculous scandal, the immediate reaction of the North Korean top brass was disbelief, but the facts are in front of them, and they cannot help but believe it.
In order to avoid losing too much face in the international community, the North Korean side did not admit the so-called "defection" of South Korea, but put on the charge of detaining North Korean officials in order to clear their shame.
As for Huang Changye, the initiator, Kim Chong-il did not think about the master-apprentice relationship between the two.
That night, thirty well-trained agents were mobilized to try to nip Huang Changye and the scandal on his body in the cradle.
However, the ideal is beautiful, and the reality is skinny.
Because Huang Changye cleverly chose the mainland embassy to seek asylum, on the night of the assassination by the agents, the Chinese embassy dispatched thousands of heavily armed special police officers to protect Huang Changye 360 degrees without dead ends.
In the end, the assassination of the agents ended in failure, and it also marked the beginning of Huang Changye's turbulent road.
Since 1997, Huang Changye has lived in pain and fear every day, although he saved his life, but his family in North Korea has suffered inhuman suffering.
On the day that North Korea officially announced Huang Changye's treason, Huang Changye's wife and eldest daughter chose to commit suicide because they could not bear the blow.
The remaining children who survived were also taken to prison.
From the son of a nobleman to a traitor's relative, the gap caused by this change of status and the pain of being infamous for treason are far from being endured by ordinary people.
The end of the traitor
Huang Changye's betrayal not only made himself and his family sinners in North Korea, but also caused great shame on the whole of North Korea.
Although he was far away in South Korea, he was not in danger of his life, but the physical and mental torment he endured day and night also made him fall into purgatory.
Every day and night after his defection was an endless journey for him.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the controversial betrayer was found by the South Korean police on October 10, 2010, and died suddenly in the apartment where he lived.
After a forensic examination of his body, it was concluded that he had died of a heart attack.
At the same time, the people of North Korea are celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party.
On the one hand, there is a cold death, and on the other hand, there is a lively pomp, Huang Changye's betrayal decades ago seemed to end without a problem, but in fact, the moment his family was broken and he died, he had already reaped the bitter fruits.
It is hard to imagine that a high-ranking North Korean central official would commit such an incomprehensible act of treason?
Over the years, people have speculated about the reason for Huang Changye's treason, and some people believe that he did not get along with Kim Chong-il because of his unsuccessful career.
There are also those who believe that North Korea is not safe internally and has decided to flee.
No matter what the reason is, Huang Changye's treasonous behavior has sounded the alarm for the people of the world, no matter in peace and other circumstances, they should be loyal to their country!
Resources:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Huang Changye
Global Network-Farewell Ceremony for the Body of North Korean Defector Senior Official Hwang Chang-yep Held on the 14th(2010.10.13)
Yibin News Network-Huang Changye's Death: The Disappearance of a History?(2010.10.30)
Hebei News Network-Hwang Changye, former secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea who defected to South Korea, died at home (2010.10.10)