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Kwon Ki-ok

1901 - 1988

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Kwon Ki-ok (Korean: 권기옥; 11 January 1901 – 19 April 1988) was the first Korean female aviator, as well as one of the first female pilots in China. Her name in Chinese is Quan Jiyu. Kwon went into exile in China during the Japanese occupation of Korea and became a lieutenant colonel in the Republic of China Air Force. She returned home after the liberation of Korea and became a founding member of the Republic of Korea Air Force. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kwon Ki-ok is the 11,336th most popular politician (up from 14,351st in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 105th in 2019) and the 71st most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kwon Ki-ok ranks 11,336 out of 19,576. Before her are Artur Mas, Yegor Ligachyov, Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Joseph Lebeau, and Jan Gies. After her are Thomas de Maizière, Ermengol I, Count of Urgell, Maciej Rataj, Aioulf, Dmitry of Suzdal, and Sulejman Tihić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Kwon Ki-ok ranks 156. Before her are Franz Konwitschny, Yuliya Solntseva, Antal Szerb, György Orth, Prince Christoph of Hesse, and George Raft. After her are Agostinho Fortes Filho, Henri Tomasi, André Parrot, Lanza del Vasto, Ebbe Schwartz, and Sergei Tumansky. Among people deceased in 1988, Kwon Ki-ok ranks 108. Before her are Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Pál Titkos, Solomon, Marcel Bozzuffi, and Francis Ponge. After her are John Houseman, Erich Fried, Shen Congwen, Hillel Slovak, Ulanhu, and Lygia Clark.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kwon Ki-ok ranks 99 out of 162. Before her are Han Myeong-sook (1944), Shin Sang-ok (1926), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Yang Kyoungjong (1920), Cho Man-sik (1883), and Kim Jong-hun (1956). After her are Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Hong Song-nam (1929), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), and Yang Song-guk (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kwon Ki-ok ranks 71. Before her are Heonjong of Goryeo (1084), Kang Song-san (1931), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Hyon Yong-chol (1949), Han Myeong-sook (1944), and Minjung of Goguryeo (10). After her are Hong Song-nam (1929), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), and Choe Thae-bok (1930).

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