Kang Song-san (3 March 1931 – 25 June 2000)[1][2][3] was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 1984 to 1986 and again from 1992 to 1997. He succeeded Ri Jong-ok in his first term and Yon Hyong-muk in his second term.[4]
Kang Song-san | |
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| 강성산 | |
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| 5th Premier of North Korea | |
| In office 11 December 1992 – 21 February 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Yon Hyong-muk |
| Succeeded by | Hong Song-nam |
| In office 27 January 1984 – 29 December 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ri Jong-ok |
| Succeeded by | Ri Kun-mo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1931 Kyongwon County, Kankyōhoku-dō (North Hamgyong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 25 June 2000 (aged 69) |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 강성산 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Seong-san |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Sŏngsan |
Biography edit
He was born in North Hamgyong. He graduated from Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and from Kim Il Sung University and went to study in the Soviet Union in Moscow State University. He became an instructor in the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1955. Candidate member of the political politburo in 1973, Deputy Prime Minister in 1977, the Sixth Party Congress in 1980 he was elected a member of the Politburo. In 1984, he became the Prime Minister of North Korea.
1991 Chairman of the People's president and secretary hambuk faction, the People's Committee of the Party Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau of the Korean Workers' Party, the Supreme People's Assembly to the delegates in charge of such positions. He was awarded Kim Il Sung Order in 1982. Kang died on 25 June 2000 at 69.
References edit
- ^ "gangseongsan" 강성산 [Gangseongsan Mountain]. 주요인물 (in Korean). Information Center on North Korea. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ "sinmiliaeguglyeolsaleung-e lyeolsadeul-ui yuhae saelo anchi" 신미리애국렬사릉에 렬사들의 유해 새로 안치 [The remains of the martyrs are newly placed at the Shinmiri Patriotic Martyrs' Tomb]. Uriminzokkiri (in Korean).
- ^ "sinmiliaeguglyeolsaleung-e lyeolsadeul-ui yuhae saelo anchi" 신미리애국렬사릉에 렬사들의 유해 새로 안치 [The remains of the martyrs are newly placed at the Shinmiri Patriotic Martyrs' Tomb]. Uriminzokkiri (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ Buzo, Adrian (1999). The guerilla dynasty: politics and leadership in North Korea. I.B.Tauris. pp. 135, 210. ISBN 978-1-86064-415-3.
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