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Also known as Kim Chŏng-suk, Gim Jeong-suk, Kim Jong Suk, Kim Jong-sook

First wife of North Korean President Kim Il Sung (1917–1949)

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Kim Jong-suk (1917–1949) was a North Korean politician, diplomat, and partisan. Born in Hoeryong, she was a member of the Chinese Communist Party, the Communist Party of Korea, and the Workers’ Party of Korea. She was the spouse of Kim Il-sung and the mother of Kim Jong-il, Kim Man-il, and Kim Kyong-hui.

Jong-suk received the award of Hero of the Republic. She died of natural causes due to disease in Pyongyang and was buried at the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery. Her name is also romanized as Kim Chŏng-suk or Gim Jeong-suk.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
South Korea
Active from
1989-09-14

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Key facts

Born
( 1917-12-24 ) 24 December 1917, Hoeryong , Kankyōhoku Province , Korea, Empire of Japan
Died
22 September 1949 (1949-09-22) (aged 31), Pyongyang , North Korea
Resting place
Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery , Taesong-guyok , Pyongyang
Spouse
Kim Il Sung ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ) ​
Children
Kim Jong Il , Kim Man-il , Kim Kyong-hui
Awards
Hero of the Republic , Order of the National Flag
Hangul
김정숙
Hanja
金正淑
Rr
Gim Jeongsuk
Mr
Kim Chŏngsuk

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Encyclopedic overview

Kim Jong-suk (Korean: 김정숙; 24 December 1917  – 22 September 1949) was a North Korean revolutionary, anti-Japanese guerrilla, Communist activist, the first wife of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, the mother of former leader Kim Jong Il and grandmother of current leader Kim Jong Un.

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