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Kim Jong-suk

1919 - 1949

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Kim Jong-suk (Korean: 김정숙; Hancha: 金正淑; 24 December 1917 – 22 September 1949) was a 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Jong-suk is the 1,332nd most popular politician (up from 1,873rd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 11th in 2019) and the 5th most popular North Korean Politician.

Kim Jong-suk is most famous for being the wife of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jong-suk ranks 1,332 out of 19,576. Before her are Haman, Symon Petliura, Haakon V of Norway, Mohamed Naguib, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and Henry of Flanders. After her are Fiorello H. La Guardia, Carol I of Romania, Nuon Chea, Henry the Lion, Feodor III of Russia, and Khamtai Siphandon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Kim Jong-suk ranks 10. Before her are Siad Barre, Edmund Hillary, J. D. Salinger, Primo Levi, I. K. Gujral, and Doris Lessing. After her are Joseph Murray, G. E. M. Anscombe, Giulio Andreotti, Choi Kyu-hah, Zhao Ziyang, and Moïse Tshombe. Among people deceased in 1949, Kim Jong-suk ranks 8. Before her are Richard Strauss, Sigrid Undset, George Gurdjieff, Georgi Dimitrov, Edward Thorndike, and Leonard Bloomfield. After her are Margaret Mitchell, Friedrich Bergius, Hassan al-Banna, James Ensor, August Krogh, and Louis II, Prince of Monaco.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Jong-suk ranks 5 out of 162. Before her are Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Kim Jong-un (1983), and Taejo of Goryeo (877). After her are Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Kim Kyong-il (1988), Ri Kwang-hyok (1987), Pak Sung-hyok (1990), and Kim Myong-gil (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kim Jong-suk ranks 5. Before her are Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Kim Jong-un (1983), and Taejo of Goryeo (877). After her are Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Choe Yong-gon (1900), and Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923).

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