The Kim Il Sung Prize () is an award given by the
Government of North Korea
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to persons in various fields who demonstrate exemplary service to the values of
''Juche'' idea.
Past winners include the Korean composer
Kim Won-gyun
Kim Won-gyun (; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002) was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent, if not the most celebrated, composer of North Korea. He composed "Aegukka" — the national anthem of ...
, judoka
Kye Sun-hui, and the
Arirang Festival
The Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang (), also known as the Arirang Mass Games, or the Arirang Festival is a mass gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The game ...
.
Recipients
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Ri Chun-hee (2012, news presenter)
*CNC instrument automatic streamline (2011)
*''
Among the People'' (book series, 2017)
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Arirang Festival
The Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang (), also known as the Arirang Mass Games, or the Arirang Festival is a mass gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The game ...
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Glorifying the Era of Juche'' (book series)
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Jong Kwan-chol Jong may refer to:
Surname
*Chung (Korean surname), spelled Jong in North Korea
*Zhong (surname), spelled Jong in the Gwoyeu Romatzyh system
*Common Dutch surname "de Jong"; see
** De Jong
** De Jonge
** De Jongh
*Erica Jong (born 1942), American ...
(painter)
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Kim Won-gyun
Kim Won-gyun (; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002) was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent, if not the most celebrated, composer of North Korea. He composed "Aegukka" — the national anthem of ...
(composer, 1972)
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Ku Hui-chol (poet)
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Kye Sun-hui (judoka, 2003)
* (actor and director)
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Pak Jong-ju (film director)
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Ri Hui-chan (scriptwriter)
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Rim Kum-dan (children's writer)
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Ro Ik-hwa
RO or Ro may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Ro (company), an American telehealth company
* Royal Ordnance, a British armaments manufacturer
* TAROM, a Romanian airline, IATA airline code RO
Places
* Rø, Denmark
* Ro, Emilia-Romagna, ...
(sculptor)
*Jong Yong-man (painter)
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O Tae-hyong
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(sculptor)
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U Chi-son (potter,1989)
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Kim Sok-hyong
Kim may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
** Kim (Korean surname)
*** Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynas ...
(academician)
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Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
(leader of North Korea, February 1973 and March 2012)
*Kim Si Kwon (poet, 1988)
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Kim Pyong-hwa (writer of
Arirang
''Arirang'' ( ) is a Korean folk song. There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to "arirang, arirang, arariyo" (""). It is estimated that the song is more than 600 years old ...
)
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Kim Chun-hui (weightlifting coach)
*People's Actress Kim Jong Hwa (actor)
*People's Actor Kim Ryong Rim (actor)
*Ri Hui Chan (film author)
*O Hye Yong (film author)
*Labour Hero People's Artist Pak Jong Ju (film director)
*Choe Il Sim (film author)
*Jang Yu Son (film author)
*Yui Ung Yong (film author)
*People's Artist Jon Jong Sok (cameraman)
*Pak Ho Il (film author)
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Kim Seryun
Kim Seryun (; August 11, 1928 – February 27, 1998) was a North Korean screenwriter who specialized in the comedy genre. He was a recipient of the Kim Il Sung Prize and title of Labor Hero.
Biography
Kim was born on August 11, 1928, in ...
(1992, screenwriter)
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Ri Chun-gu
Ri Chun-gu (; April 12, 1942 – ) was a North Korean screenwriter who was allegedly imprisoned in 2008. One of the most famous and acclaimed screenwriters in North Korea, he was awarded the Order of Kim Il Sung, Kim Il Sung Prize, and earned th ...
(screenwriter)
See also
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International Kim Il-sung Prize
The International Kim Il Sung Prize () is an award conferred for contributions in the study and proliferation of the ''Juche'' idea. It is named in honor of Kim Il Sung, the first supreme leader of the North Korea, credited with creation of the '' ...
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Orders and medals of North Korea
The award system of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was initially created less than one month after the foundation of the Republic. During the years of Japanese occupation of Korea, many of the future leaders fled to the S ...
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People's Prize
References
Kim Il Sung
Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea
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