| CaliforniaAliBaba/Ri Nam-ok | |
| Hangul | 리남옥 (이남옥) |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李南玉[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Ri Namok (Yi Namok) |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Namok (Yi Namok) |
| Sometimes spelled Lee Nam-ok, Lee Nam-oak, or Lee Nam-ock | |
Ri Nam-ok is a North Korean defector and one of Kim Jong-il's nieces.
Family and early life edit
Ri's father Ri Tae-sun was a nuclear physicist.[2] Her mother, Song Hye-rang, is the older sister of Kim's late mistress Song Hye-rim. Her elder brother Ri Han-yong, also a defector, was shot to death by assailants widely suspected to be North Korean agents.[3][4] According to her brother, she was skilled at English and French even before her defection, and began serving as Kim Jong-il's personal interpreter in 1988.[5]
References edit
- ^ "金正日父子合照曝光/Revealed: Father-son photos of Kim Jong-il", Sing Tao Daily, 2000-12-22, retrieved 2010-06-09
- ^ "남파간첩의 첫 탈북자 살해 '이한영 피살' 사건/The first killing of a North Korean defector by a spy sent south: the 'Yi Han-yong incident'", Daily NK, 2010-04-21, retrieved 2010-06-09
- ^ Lee, Adriana S. (2003-06-23). "Secret Lives". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ Gim, Song-a (2007-02-26). "이한영 피살 10년 추도식/Memorial service for 10th anniversary of Yi Han-yong's murder". The Daily NK. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ "김정일은 '열린' 사람': 탈북 성혜랑 딸 이남옥씨 한국언론 첫 인터뷰/Kim Jong-il is an 'open person': the first Korean-language interview with North Korean defector Yi Nam-ok, the daughter of Seong Hye-rang", Donga Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-09
Interview? Bungei Shunjū, pp. 272–294, February 1998 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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