Ko Young-hee
Ko Young-hee (c. 16 June 1953 – c. 13 August 2004), also known as Ko Yong-hui,[1] was North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il's consort.
Biography
Ko was born of Korean descent in Ikuno, Osaka, Japan,[2]At the age of 11, her family moved to North Korea in May, 1961. In the early 1970s, she began to work as a dancer for the Mansudae Art Troupe in Pyongyang.
She was the mother of two of Kim Jong-il's sons, Kim Jong-chul and Kim Jong-un, the latter of whom has been named as the successor to their father. On 27 August 2004, various sources reported that she had died in Paris, probably of breast cancer.[3]
Recently, the North Korean military has started a propaganda campaign naming her "The Respected Mother who is the Most Faithful and Loyal 'Subject' to the Dear Leader Comrade Supreme Commander",[4][5] leading to further speculation that Jong-chul was being groomed for leadership. In January 2009, South Korean media reported that her son, Kim Jong-un (born 1983 or 1984) might succeed Kim Jong-Il.[6] These reports were later given more credence when Kim Jong-un was named vice chairman of the Workers Party of Korea's central military commission on 28 September 2010.[7] After the death of Kim Jong-il on December 17, 2011, Kim Jong-un was named his successor.[8]
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References
- ^ "North Korea leader lies in state". BBC. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/6450rAlTi.
- ^ Kokita, Kiyohito (1 December 2010). "Osaka black mark in Kim's life?". Asahi Shimbun. http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201011300331.html. Retrieved 3 December 2010. ; see Kokita Kiyohito, Tessa Morris-Suzuki and Mark Selden, Ko Tae Mun, Ko Chung Hee, and the Osaka Family Origins of North Korean Successor Kim Jong Un, The Asia-Pacific Journal Vol 9, Issue 1 No 2, January 3, 2011.
- ^ Hart, Joyce (2007) Kim Jong II: Leader of North Korea Rosen Publishing Group, New York, page 60, ISBN 978-1-4042-1901-4
- ^ Lintner, Bertil (2005) Great leader, dear leader: demystifying North Korea under the Kim Clan Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai, Thailand, page 107, ISBN 974-9575-69-5
- ^ French, Paul (2007) North Korea: the paranoid peninsula — a modern history (2nd edition) Zed Books, London, page 267, ISBN 978-1-84277-905-7
- ^ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=539844
- ^ "North Korean leader's youngest son rising in leadership circles". CNN. 29 September 2010. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/north.korea.kims.son/index.html. ; archived here by WebCite
- ^ "North Korea mourns 'dear leader' as South Korea goes on alert". Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/64509el7C.
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| Name |
Ko Young-hee |
| Alternative names |
고영희, 高英姬, Go Yeonghui, Ko Yonghui |
| Short description |
Consort of Kim Jong-il |
| Date of birth |
circa 1953 |
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Osaka, Japan |
| Date of death |
2004 |
| Place of death |
Paris, France |