Ryu Mi-yong (14 February[a] 1921 – 23 November 2016)[1] was the chairwoman of the North Korean Chondoist Chongu Party.[2] She was a standing committee member of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly.[2] She was known as a defector from South Korea to the North.[2]
| Ryu Mi-yong | |
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| Korean name | |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 류미영 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Ryu Mi-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Miyŏng |
Biography edit
Ryu was the only daughter born in Harbin to independence activist Ryu Dong-ryol. She married Choe Deok-sin in 1937 in China.[3] She and her husband Choe Deok-sin defected to the North in 1986.[4][2] In 2000, she led a delegation of defectors to the South on an officially sanctioned reunion with family they left behind.[5][2] Ryu died of lung cancer in November 2016.[6] Ryu's second son, Choe In-guk, reportedly defected to North Korea in July 2019.[6]
Ryu had received the Order of Kim Il Sung, Order of Kim Jong Il and National Reunification Prize.[7]
On her funeral committee were:[8]
Awards and honors edit
A frame displaying Ryu's decorations was placed at the foot of her bier during her funeral.[9]
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Notes edit
- ^ 7 January According to the Lunar Calendar
References edit
- ^ "S. Korea allows son of late N.K. official to visit Pyongyang". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Ryu Mi-yong – Representitive [sic] of Chongdogyo in North Korean". 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "남한 출신 월북자 '최고위급 인사' 북한 류미영 사망". 24 November 2016.
- ^ Korea Times
- ^ "Dictator's model citizens cannot hide grief at split". The Daily Telegraph. 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023.
- ^ a b Shim, Elizabeth (7 July 2019). "South Korean man defects to North Korea, Pyongyang says". UPI. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Birthday Spread to Ryu Mi Yong". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Ryu Mi Yong (1921–2016)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "조선중앙통신 | 기사 | 당,정권기관,사회단체,성,중앙기관 일군들과 각계층 근로자들 고 류미영의 령구를 찾아 조의 표시". Korean Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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