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Kim Pyong-sik () (February 10, 1919 – July 21, 1999) was a North Korean politician who served as Vice President of North Korea and chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party.


History

He was born in
South Jeolla Province South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...
. Kim Pyong-sik worked for the Union of Korean Students in Japan and the North Korean Central News Agency. After the creation of the General Association of Koreans residing in Japan (
Chongryon The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan,
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, pro-communist organization) in 1955, he held important positions within this organization. Later, he returned to North Korea and joined the Korean Social Democratic Party, a party that became pro-communist under Choi Yong-kun which closely related with the Workers' Party of Korea. Kim Pyong-sik was a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party and later became its president. After his resignation as president, he continued to work as an adviser to the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party and had influence over the party. From 1994 until 1998, he was vice-president of North Korea. Kim Pyong-sik was also vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament. Kim died on July 21, 1999. He was given a
state funeral A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of Etiquette, protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive ...
with 18 persons on the funeral committee including Hong Song-nam. He was posthumously awarded the National Reunification Prize on August 5, 1999.


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Korean Social Democratic Party politicians Members of the Supreme People's Assembly Vice presidents of North Korea 1919 births 1999 deaths {{NorthKorea-politician-stub