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Kim Yong-ju (Korean: 김영주; 1920 – 14 December 2021) was a North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung, who ruled North Korea from 1948 to 1994. . Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong-ju held key posts including Politburo member in the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with Kim Jong
Ri Sol-ju (Korean: 리설주; born c. 1985–1989) [2] [3] [4] is the current First Lady of North Korea as the wife of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. [ 5 ] Little is known about her from official North Korean sources, but outside sources have speculated more about her background.
The Kim family, officially the Mount Paektu bloodline (Korean: 백두혈통), named for Paektu Mountain, in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and often referred to as the Kim dynasty after the Cold War's end, is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership, descending from the country's founder and first leader, Kim Il Sung.
The regime bans religion and persecutes any known practitioners. However, Kim Il-sung's parents were Christian (and her mother a deaconess). North Korea relegates to the lowest class in the regime's caste system any families with links to Japan, as they are deemed disloyal. However, Kim Jong-un's and Yo Jong's mother Ko Yong Hui was born in ...
Kim was born Kim Song Ju to father Kim Hyong Jik and mother Kang Pan Suk. Kim had two younger brothers, Kim Chul Ju and Kim Yong-ju. [7]: 3 Kim Chul Ju died while fighting the Japanese and Kim Yong-ju came to be involved in the North Korean government; he was considered as an heir to his brother before he fell out of favor. [8] [9]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 For the South Korean long jumper, see Kim Jong-il (long jumper). In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. Eternal General Secretary Kim Jong Il 김정일 Kim in August 2011 General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea In office 8 October ...
It was first generally believed by foreign observers that Kim Il Sung was planning for his brother, Kim Yong-ju, to succeed him. [32] Kim Yong-ju's authority gradually increased, until he became co-chairman of the North-South Coordination Committee. [32] From late 1972 to the 6th WPK Congress, Kim Yong-ju became an increasingly remote figure in ...
Jang Song-thaek [a] (January or February 1946 [2] – 12 December 2013) was a North Korean politician. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, the only daughter of North Korean premier Kim Il Sung and his first wife Kim Jong Suk, and only sister of North Korean general secretary Kim Jong Il.