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Birthplace of Kim Jong Suk in Hoeryong. Kim Jong Suk (Korean: 김정숙; Hancha: 金正淑; 24 December 1917 – 22 September 1949) was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, a Communist activist, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's first wife, former leader Kim Jong Il's mother, and current leader Kim Jong Un's grandmother.
Kim developed a personality cult over his nearly 46-year leadership which extended to his family, including his mother Kang Pan-sok (known as the "mother of Korea"), his brother Kim Yong-ju ("the revolutionary fighter") and his first wife Kim Jong-suk (the "mother of the revolution").
Feb 24, 2017 · Kim Jong Suk, first wife of Kim Il Sung and mother of Kim Jong Il, is lauded as North Korea’s exemplary communist wife and revolutionary.
Kim Jong Suk was born of peasant parents, Kim Chun San and O Ssi, at Osan-dong, Hoeryong Sub-county, Hoeryong County, (now Tongmyong-dong, Hoeryong City), North Hamgyong Province, on
Dec 25, 2017 · Jong Suk was the first wife of Kim Il Sung, the leader of North Korea when it was established in 1948. Jong Suk was born on Christmas Eve 1917 and died in 1949.
Mar 14, 2024 · Kim Jong Suk, the first wife of Kim Il Sung and the mother of Kim Jong Il, served the people of Korea — all Korea, including the currently occupied South — in their liberation fight, first against the Japanese Empire and, after World War II, against U.S. imperialism.
Dec 29, 2017 · The birth centenary of "war heroine" Kim Jong-suk is currently being celebrated in a big way there. Kim is no ordinary woman though, but the first wife of North Korea's founding leader Kim...
Kim Jong-suk (김정숙, December 24, 1917 – September 22, 1949) was a Korean independence activist, and communist politician. [1] She was the first wife of North Korean President Kim Il-sung, and the mother of Kim Jong-Il, North Korean Great Leader.
Dec 25, 2017 · Kim Jong Suk was born on December 24, 1917 in Hoeryo’ng, present day North Hamgyo’ng Province. She followed Kim Il Sung into northeast China in the mid-1930s, saved his life on one occasion and protected his political career several times.
The cult of Kim Jong Suk: the story of a housewife turned divine figure. Rise in stature of Kim Il Sung's wife came in concert with her son's efforts to become successor. Fyodor Tertitskiy December 23, 2018. DPRK Today.
