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Kim Yong Ju 김영주

member of the Supreme People's Assembly

deadDied aged 101

Kim Yong-ju 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 during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with his nephew Kim Jong Il. Wikipedia

Born
1920-09-21, Mangyŏngdae
Died
2021-12, Pyongyang, North Korea (Natural causes / extreme old age (101))
Height
Unknown
Weight
Unknown
Status as of
2021-12source
Also known as
Kim Yong-ju

Family

  • fatherKim Hyong JikKim Hyong Jik김형직Born 1894 · died aged 31Father
  • motherKang Pan SokKang Pan Sok강반석Born 1892 · died aged 40Mother
  • siblingKim Il SungKim Il Sung김일성member of the Supreme People's AssemblyBorn 1912 · died aged 82Older brother, regime founder
  • nephewKim Jong IlKim Jong Il김정일member of the Supreme People's AssemblyBorn 1941 · died aged 70Nephew and succession rival

Positions

  1. 1993–1997Vice President of North Koreasource
  2. ?–nowmember of the Supreme People's Assemblysource

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