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Hwang Jang-yop 황장엽

head teacher

deadDied aged 87

Hwang Jang-yop was a North Korean politician who defected to South Korea. He served as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1972 to 1983 and was largely responsible for crafting Juche, the state ideology of North Korea. Wikipedia

Born
1923-02-17, Kangdong County
Died
2010-10-10, Seoul, South Korea (myocardial infarction)
Height
Unknown
Weight
Unknown
Status as of
2010-10-10source
Also known as
Hwang Jang-yop

Positions

  1. ?–nowhead teachersource
  2. ?–nowmember of the Supreme People's Assemblysource

Machine-readable: /api/people/hwang-jang-yop · Wikidata Q471135 · Photo: Straitgate / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)