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Hwang Jang-yop

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Gender Male
Death14 years ago
Date of birth February 17,1923
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Kangdong
North Korea
Date of died October 10,2010
DiedSeoul
South Korea
Party Workers' Party of Korea
ChildrenHwang Gyeong-mo
Hwang Son-hi
Hwang Sun-ok
Hwang No-sun
ParentsHwang Won-taek
Li Tok-hwa
Previous positionChairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1972–1983)
Siblings Hwang Bong-yeop
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1921117
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Hwang Jang-yop Life story


Hwang Jang-yop was a North Korean politician who served as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1972–1983 and was largely responsible for crafting Juche, the state ideology of North Korea. He defected to South Korea in 1997, the highest-ranking North Korean to have defected.

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