Kenneth Bae
American missionary held as prisoner in North Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenneth Bae (born Bae Jun-ho; born August 1, 1968)[6][7][8][9][10] is a South Korean-born American Evangelical Christian missionary.[11][12][13][14] Convicted by North Korea on charges of planning to overthrow the government, he was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment in April 2013.[2][3] Bae was released on November 8, 2014, along with fellow American Matthew Todd Miller.[15]
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Kenneth Bae | |
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Born | (1968-08-01) August 1, 1968 (age 55) South Korea |
Citizenship | American, South Korean |
Education | Covenant Theological Seminary (MDiv) |
Organization | NGI - Nehemiah Global Initiative |
Children | 3 biological, 1 stepchild |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 배준호 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Bae Jun-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Chunho |
Detainment | |
Country | North Korea |
Detained | November 3, 2012 |
Released | November 8, 2014 |
Days in detention | 735 |
Sentence | 15 years of hard labor[2][3] |
Reason for detention | Hostile acts against the republic[4][5] |
Website | http://ngikorea.org |
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In 2016, he founded the NGO named NGI - Nehemiah Global Initiative,[16] whose goals consist of remembering, rescuing, and recovering North Korean refugees and rebuilding their lives in China and South Korea.