Shoko Asahara (Der Krieg)
Shoko Asahara (麻原 彰晃, 2 March 1955 – 1 April 1994) was the leader of Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, His original name was Chizuo Matsumoto.
Shoko Asahara 麻原彰晃 | |
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File:Shoko Asahara in 1990s.jpg Shoko Asahara in 1990s | |
Born |
Chizuo Matsumoto 2 March 1955 island of Honshu Japan |
Died |
1 April 1994 unknown |
Organization | Japanese cult "Aum Shinrikyo" leader |
Pre-World War III
Shoko Asahara, who was born on the main island of Honshu, Japan, was initially jailed for manufacturing fake drugs and founded the Aum Shinrikyo cult in 1984 after being released from prison. He then ran unsuccessfully for the Japanese House of Representatives in 1990. So much so that he began to rush. Revenge against the Japanese government.
World War III
During the outbreak of World War III in 1994, he even made preparations on Japanese soil to take over if the Japanese government was destroyed in the event of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. However, on April 1, the Soviet Union launched a nuclear attack on Japan, resulting in the destruction of Tokyo, Osaka and other places in the Japanese mainland. His own whereabouts are unknown while hiding from Soviet nuclear bombs.
Recent developments
After a series of nuclear attacks and his own disappearance, Aum Shinrikyo disappeared in the mid to late 1990s due to the lack of strong cult leadership and the death of senior members in the nuclear war.
In 2003, Asahara's daughter told reporters that he had died in the 1994 nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but the body could not be found, so much so that his whereabouts were believed to be unknown.