Kim Yong-ju
Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
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In office September 1998 – December 2021 | |
President | Kim Yong-nam Choe Ryong-hae |
Vice President of North Korea | |
In office December 1993 – October 1997[citation needed] | |
President | Kim Il Sung |
Vice Premier of North Korea | |
In office 1974–1975 | |
Premier | Kim Il |
Head of the Organization and Guidance Department | |
In office 1959–1974 | |
Leader | Kim Il Sung |
Preceded by | Pak Yong-bin |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong Il |
Personal details | |
Born | 1920 Kang Pan-sok |
Relatives | Kim family |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김영주 |
Hancha | 金英柱 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeongju |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏngchu |
Kim Yong Ju (
Biography
Kim Yong Ju was born as the younger child of
After graduating from the economics department at
In 1967, he proposed to his brother the "Ten Principles for the Establishment of the One-Ideology System" (whose first principle was: "We must give our all in the struggle to unify the entire society with the revolutionary ideology of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung"), which were published only in 1974.[6]
In 1972, he represented North Korea in secret negotiations with
By 1970, when he was elected WPK Politburo member, Kim Yong Ju was widely believed to be Kim Il Sung's successor.[8] He was also elected to the top Central People's Committee and the SPA Presidium in 1972. However, at the same time Kim Il Sung started grooming his own son Kim Jong Il to be his designated successor, and a power struggle erupted.[5]
It was the period when the WPK was focusing ideologically on Kim Il Sung's
Kim Yong Ju completely disappeared from the limelight until 1993, when he was called back to Pyongyang by Kim Il Sung to serve as one of North Korea's vice presidents, a ceremonial position with no real power.[9][10] Kim Yong Ju was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly in 1998. In 2012, he was awarded the Order of Kim Jong Il.[11] He was also a recipient of the Order of Kim Il Sung and the title Hero of the Republic.[12] His death in Pyongyang at age 101 was announced by state media on 15 December 2021.[13][14][15][16]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Kim Yong Ju". The New York Times. 5 July 1972. p. 16.
- ^ a b 김영주(남성). 북한정보포털 (in Korean). 통일부. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ISBN 9780810861510.
- ^ "My First Trials Begin". Daily NK. 19 July 2010.
Kim Young Ju was from the law department at Moscow University
- ^ a b c d Hwang Jang Yop's Memoirs (2006)
- ^ Ten Principles for the Establishment of the One-Ideology System, Columbia Law School website
- OCLC 1244862785.
- ^ "The Losers in N.Korea's Ruling Family", Chosun Ilbo, 17 February 2011.
- ^ "Kim Il Sung's brother elected North Korean vice president". UPI.
- OCLC 44347462– via HathiTrust.
- Naver News(in Korean). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Kim Yong Ju". KCNA. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ "Brother of North Korea's founder Kim dies: state media". Yonhap News Agency. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Martin, Timothy W. "Kim Yong Ju, Brother of North Korea's Founder, Dies Aged 101". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Kim Yong Ju: Younger brother of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung dies". Sky News. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Hyung-Jin, Kim. "Kim Yong Ju, younger brother of North Korea's founder, dies". ABC News. Retrieved 16 December 2021.