Kim Jong-suk Naval Academy

Coordinates: 39°52′07″N 127°41′12″E / 39.86861°N 127.68667°E / 39.86861; 127.68667
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Kim Jong-suk Naval University
김정숙해군대학
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General information
Location
South Hamgyong, North Korea
Town or cityHamhung
CountryNorth Korea
Coordinates39°52′07″N 127°41′12″E / 39.86861°N 127.68667°E / 39.86861; 127.68667

Kim Jong-suk Naval University

anti-Japanese guerrilla and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's first wife.[4] There is a bust in her honor at the academy.[5][6][7] It has produced naval commanders, including dozens of Heroes of the DPRK and Heroes of Labor.[8]
It is similar in function to the Korean Naval Academy.

History

It began as a naval commander school in 1947. In 1993, it was renamed after

Kim Jong-suk. Kim Jong Il, visited in 2009.[9] In 2014, Chairman Kim Jong Un oversaw the shooting competition of the faculty members of Kim Jong-suk Naval University.[10]

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