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Ryu Mi-yong

Ryu Mi-yong

North Korean politician (1921–2016)

Ryu Mi-yong (14 February[lower-alpha 1] 1921 – 23 November 2016)[1] was the chairwoman of the North Korean Chondoist Chongu Party.[2] She was a standing committee member of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly.[2] She was known as a defector from South Korea to the North.[2]

Quick Facts Korean name, Chosŏn'gŭl ...
In this Korean name, the family name is Ryu.

Biography

Ryu was the only daughter born in Harbin to independence activist Ryu Dong-ryol [ko]. She married Choe Deok-sin in 1937 in China.[3] She and her husband Choe Deok-sin defected to the North in 1986.[4][2] In 2000, she led a delegation of defectors to the South on an officially sanctioned reunion with family they left behind.[5][2] Ryu died of lung cancer in November 2016.[6] Ryu's second son, Choe In-guk [ko], reportedly defected to North Korea in July 2019.[6]

Ryu had received the Order of Kim Il Sung, Order of Kim Jong Il and National Reunification Prize.[7]

On her funeral committee were:[8]

  1. Yang Hyong-sop
  2. Kim Yong-chol
  3. Kim Yong-dae
  4. Jon Yong-nam
  5. Ju Yong-gil
  6. Ri Myong-gil
  7. Kim Jong-sung
  8. Ri Song-won
  9. Pak Myong-chol
  10. Ri Kil-song
  11. Yun Jong-ho

Awards and honors

A frame displaying Ryu's decorations was placed at the foot of her bier during her funeral.[9]

Notes

  1. 7 January According to the Lunar Calendar

References

  1. [1]
    "S. Korea allows son of late N.K. official to visit Pyongyang". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Ryu Mi-yong – Representitive [sic] of Chongdogyo in North Korean". 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. [3]
    "남한 출신 월북자 '최고위급 인사' 북한 류미영 사망". 24 November 2016.
  4. [4]
    Korea Times
  5. [5]
    "Dictator's model citizens cannot hide grief at split". The Daily Telegraph. 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023.
  6. [6]
    Shim, Elizabeth (7 July 2019). "South Korean man defects to North Korea, Pyongyang says". UPI. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Birthday Spread to Ryu Mi Yong". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Ryu Mi Yong (1921–2016)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. [9]
    "조선중앙통신 | 기사 | 당,정권기관,사회단체,성,중앙기관 일군들과 각계층 근로자들 고 류미영의 령구를 찾아 조의 표시". Korean Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2023.


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