Choi Soon-sil

Choi Soon-sil
Born (1956-06-23) 23 June 1956 (age 68)
Spouses
Kim Young-ho
(m. 1982; div. 1986)
(m. 1995; div. 2014)
ChildrenChung Yoo-ra
Parent(s)Choi Tae-min (father)
Lim Seon-yi (mother)
Korean name
Hangul
최순실
Hanja
崔順實
Revised RomanizationChoe Sunsil
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sunsil
Birth name
Hangul
최필녀
Hanja
崔畢女
Revised RomanizationChoe Pillyeo
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe P'illyŏ
Legal name
Hangul
최서원
Revised RomanizationChoe Seowon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sŏwŏn
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Choi Soon-sil (Korean최순실; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰø.sun.ɕil]; born June 23, 1956) is a South Korean businesswoman known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, stemming from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2018, a court sentenced Choi to 20 years in prison on corruption charges. Due to Choi's concurrent involvement in her father's religious cult, reporting media have called her "South Korea's Rasputin", in reference to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.[6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "A Presidential Friendship Has Many South Koreans Crying Foul". The New York Times. October 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "A Rasputinesque mystery woman and a cultish religion could take down South Korea's president". Quartz. October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "'It's actually a system where Choi Sun-sil tells the President what to do'". The Hankyoreh. October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Investigations into 'Choi Soon-sil gate' widening". The Korea Times. October 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Key suspects still at large in Choi Sun-sil probe". JoongAng Ilbo. October 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "South Korea's "Rasputin:" "I committed a sin that deserves death"". CBS News. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  7. ^ "Trial opens of 'Rasputin' at heart of South Korea political crisis". The Guardian. 2016-12-19. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  8. ^ Tokyo, Julian Ryall (2017-01-13). "The woman who brought down a government". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  9. ^ Jannic-Cherbonnel, Fabien (2016-11-01). "Who is 'Korea's Rasputin' and why can she damage President Park?". RFI. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  10. ^ Parry, Richard (2023-05-23). "Choi Soon-sil, Korea's 'Rasputin', jailed over favours for daughter". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-05-23.

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