Kim Jong-suk

For other people named Kim Jeong-suk, see Kim Jeong-suk (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kim Young-sook.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-suk
Kim in 1945
Born(1917-12-24)24 December 1917
Hoeryong, Kankyōhoku Province, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died22 September 1949(1949-09-22) (aged 31)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Resting placeRevolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, Taesong-guyok, Pyongyang
Spouse
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(m. 1941)​
ChildrenKim Jong Il
Kim Man-il
Kim Kyong-hui
AwardsHero of the Republic, Order of the National Flag
Korean name
Hangul
김정숙
Hanja
金正淑
RRGim Jeongsuk
MRKim Chŏngsuk

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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