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Hong Myong-hui
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official. He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of the '' Donga Ilbo''. Hong also was part of the Korean nationalist group Singanhoe which was founded in 1927. Hong founded the Democratic Independent Party with his comrades An Jae-hong, , Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, and Kim Won-yong on 19 October 1947. Hong then became the chairman of the party. After the Korean War, he occupied various important positions in North Korea. He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author. Works * ''Im Kkokjong'' (임꺽정) -historical novel based on the life of the Korean rebel Im Kkokjong (d.1562). See also *Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice Premier Of North Korea
The Vice Premier of the Cabinet assists the Premier of North Korea in guiding the work of the Cabinet of North Korea. The office is also alternatively known as Deputy Prime Minister of North Korea. Current vice premiers List of vice premiers First vice premiers Second vice premiers Vice premiers See also * Prime Minister of Imperial Korea (1895–1910) *Government of North Korea *List of leaders of North Korea *List of heads of state of North Korea *President of North Korea *Eternal President of the Republic The eternal leaders of North Korea are titles accorded to deceased leaders of North Korea. The phrase was used in a line of the preamble to the Constitution, as amended on 30 June 2016, and in subsequent revisions. It reads (in the original v ... * Politics of North Korea References {{Supreme People's Assembly * Cabinet of North Korea * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Independent Party
Democratic Independent Party (DIP; ) was a centrist political party in North and South Korea. The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, , Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no and Kim Won-yong. Of them, Hong became the chairman of the party. It opposed Syngman Rhee's single-candidate government theory and supported Kim Ku and Kim Kyu-sik's North-South negotiation theory, but after the 1948 North-South Joint Conference, it split into pro-North and 'Yang Kim' factions, and after several mass defections from the party, it transformed into a pro-North minor party. It participated in elections in North Korea from 1948 until at least 1962. Electoral history Supreme People's Assembly elections See also * Politics of North Korea * List of political parties in North Korea * Elections in North Korea * Politics of South Korea * List of political parties in South Korea This article lists political party, political partie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery
The Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery () is a national cemetery in Sinmi-ri, Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. Founded on September 17, 1986, it is officially reserved for people who contributed to the "liberation of the country" and "socialist construction". Buried here are many veterans of the Korean independence movement, army and national officials, and outstanding citizens in the fields of science, medicine, and literature. Burials Among those interred here are: A * An Woo Saeng (; 1907–1991), poet and activist. C * Cho Ki-chon (; 1913–1951), poet * Cho So-ang (; 1887–1958), independence activist * Cho Wan-gu (; 1881–1952), independence activist * Choe Deok-sin (; 1914–1989), politician *Choe Pong Man, contributed to development of Workers' Party of Korea while in the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. * Choi Hong Hi (; 1918–2002), general and deportist * Choe Tong-oh (; 1889–1963), independence activist * Choi Seung-hee (; 1911–1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict. After the end of World War II in 1945, Korea, which had been a Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colony for 35 years, was Division of Korea, divided by the Soviet Union and the United States into two occupation zones at the 38th parallel north, 38th parallel, with plans for a future independent state. Due to political disagreements and influence from their backers, the zones formed their governments in 1948. North Korea was led by Kim Il S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Won-yong
Kim Won-yong (1922–1993) was a South Korean archaeologist and art historian. Noted in the discipline of Korean archaeology and ancient art history (Yoon 2006), he was one of the first people recognized as an archaeologist in Korea to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Kim graduated from New York University in 1959 and was known in the latter part of his career as the "Doyen of Korean Archaeology" (Nelson 1995). He, along with others such as Kim Jeong-hak (Korea University), Kim Jae-won (Seoul National University), Kim Jung-bae (Korea University), Kim Jong-gi, Son Bo-gi (Yonsei University), and Lee Eun-chang are pioneers of modern Korean academia who were influenced not only by the discipline of archaeology but history, art history, architecture, and Korean philosophy. Education and career Kim began his studies at Keijō Imperial University, the precursor of Seoul National University (SNU), during the Japanese colonization of Korea (1905 – 1945), and graduated from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Yong-hee
Pak or PAK may refer to: Places * Pakistan (country code PAK) * Pak, Afghanistan * Pakpak Bharat, a regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia * Pak Island, in the Admiralty Islands group of Papua New Guinea * Pak Tea House, a café in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Arts and entertainment * PAK (band), an American band * ''Pak Pak Pakaak'', a 2005 Indian Marathi-language film * Perfect All-Kill, a music chart achievement in South Korea * Pak, Nintendo's sensational spelling of the word "pack" as a name for their game media and accessories: ** Controller Pak, the Nintendo 64's memory card ** Expansion Pak, a RAM add-on for Nintendo 64 ** Game Pak, game cartridges designed for early Nintendo systems ** Option Pak, any of a number of special attachments for the Nintendo DS ** Rumble Pak, a haptic feedback device ** Transfer Pak, a data-transfer device ** Tremor Pak, a third-party Rumble Pak People * Pakpak people, an ethnic group in Indonesia * Pak (Korean surname), or Park * Pak (crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ho (politician)
Kim Ho (; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former football player and manager. Early life Kim was born in Tongyeong, a coastal city of South Korea, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School when he became old enough to join a high school, but there was no football club. He transferred to Jinju High School the next year to learn football professionally. However, he experienced a slump in Jinju, and once again moved to another school, Dongnae High School in Busan. Kim respected the Dongnae's manager An Jong-soo, and followed him into a semi-professional club Cheil Industries instead of university. International career Kim was on the South Korea national team from 1966 to 1972, and won the 1970 Asian Games. He originally played as a right back, but he showed his best performance as a centre-back. He was noted for his rapid pace and wild defense, and showed a great harmony with Kim Jung-nam, his partner centre-back. Manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Jae-hong
Ahn Chai-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement. See also * Korea Independence Party - Ahn Jae-hong was a member of the party here. * Democratic Independent Party Democratic Independent Party (DIP; ) was a centrist political party in North and South Korea. The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, , Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no and Kim Won-yo ... External links Biography on the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs 1891 births 1965 deaths Activists for Korean independence Waseda University alumni Place of birth missing Chai-hong Korean Language Society people Recipients of the Order of Merit for National Foundation {{Korea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Korean Culture
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the encyclopedia that continues to be updated. Overview On September 25, 1979, a presidential order (No. 9628; ) was issued to begin work on compiling a national encyclopedia. Work began on compiling the encyclopedia on March 18, 1980. It began publishing books in 1991. The encyclopedia's first version was completed, with 28 volumes, in 1995. It continued to be revised beginning in 1996. In 2001, the digital edition EncyKorea was published on CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains computer data storage, data computers can read, but not write or erase. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold b ... and DVD. It launched an online version in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singanhoe
Singanhoe () or the New Trunk Association was a Korean independence movement, Korean independence activist group founded on February 15, 1927 during the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial period. It unified Korean socialist and nationalist factions and maintained a unilateral Korean independence movement, independence movement until May 1931. Including both Korean and overseas branches, this organization was able to attract a total membership of between 30,000 and 40,000 people. While internal strife between leftist and rightist factions was a consistent obstacle, the Singanhoe actively pursued several goals: *the abolishment of racial, political, and economic oppression *the attainment of freedoms of speech, organization, association, and publishing *the support of youth and women's equality movements *the overturning of factionalism and clan nepotism *the opposition to the East Asia Colonial Development Company *the propagation of the economic frugality movement. Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 1st Movement
The March First Movement was a series of protests against Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in March and April of that year, although related protests continued until 1921. In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a landmark event of not only the Korean independence movement, but of all of Korean history. The protests began in Seoul, with public readings of the Korean Declaration of Independence in the restaurant and in Tapgol Park. The movement grew and spread rapidly. Statistics on the protest are uncertain; there were around 1,500 to 1,800 protests with a total of around 0.8 to 2 million participants. The total population of Korea at the time was around 16 to 17 million. Despite the peaceful nature of the protests, they were frequently violently suppressed. One Korean estimate in 1920 claimed 7,509 deaths and 46,948 arrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
