Kim Pyong-il
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| Kim Pyong-il | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl: | 김평일 |
| Hanja: | 金平一 |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Kim P'yŏng-il |
| Revised Romanization: | Gim Pyeong-il |
Kim Pyong-il (born 1954) is the half-brother of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, and the son of former leader Kim Il-sung.
Kim Pyong-il was named after another son with the same name, who was born in Vyatskoye in 1944; that son, also known as Shura Kim, allegedly drowned in Pyongyang in 1947. The other Pyong-il was born to Kim Il-sung and Kim Song-ae, Kim Il-sung's former secretary. Kim had one younger brother, Yong-il, and one younger sister, Kyung-hee, born to both parents.
[edit] History
Starting in 1988, Pyong-il was posted as an ambassador to several countries in Europe so that he could not influence politics in his home country. First he went to Bulgaria, and later he went to Hungary. He was recalled to Pyongyang after Hungary opened diplomatic relations with South Korea in February 1989. Then he went back to Europe, as the ambassador to Finland, and most recently, Poland. Today, as of 2006, he is the ambassador of North Korea to Poland.
