Kang Ryang-uk
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Kang Ryang-uk | |
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강량욱 | |
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| 2nd Vice President of North Korea | |
| In office 28 December 1972 – 15 December 1977 | |
| President | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Choe Yong-gon |
| Succeeded by | Kim Tong-gyu |
| 7th Vice President of North Korea | |
| In office 15 December 1977 – 5 April 1982 | |
| President | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Pak Song-chol |
| Succeeded by | Kim Il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1903 |
| Died | 9 January 1983 (aged 79) Pyongyang, North Korea |
Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강량욱 |
| Hanja | 康良煜 |
| RR | Gang Ryanguk |
| MR | Kang Ryanguk |
Kang Ryang-uk (Korean: 강량욱; 7 December 1903 – 9 January 1983), also spelled Kang Lyanguk, was a North Korean Presbyterian minister and Chairman of the Korean Christian Federation since 1946.
Biography
[edit]Kang was born on 7 December 1903.[2][3]
Kang was the maternal uncle of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung. Kim's mother, Kang's cousin, was Kang Pan Sok, who was also a devout Presbyterian.[4] In his early years, Kang was a schoolteacher at Changdok School(one of his pupils was Kim Il Sung). Changdok School was a private school that Kim Il Sung's maternal grandfather, Kang Ton Uk, established at Chilgol in 1908.[5] In the 1940s he studied Theology at Pyongyang University, and after he completed his study, he became a minister.[citation needed]
Kang became a close adviser to Kim Il Sung shortly after his return from the Soviet Union in October 1945.[clarification needed] In 1946 he became the Chairman of the Christian League, later called the Korean Christian Federation.[4] This organization was in close contact with the Communist Party. In 1949 all Protestant Ministers were forced to join Kang's Christian Federation.[citation needed]
In the late 1940s, Kang became Vice Chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party, which was a close ally of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.[citation needed]
He became the chairman of the party in November 1958.[1]
Kang later served as a Vice President of North Korea and a secretary of the Supreme People's Assembly. He was appointed as vice president by the Supreme People's Assembly on 28 December 1972. He was re-endorsed for the role on 15 December 1977 and eventually left the office in 1982.[6][7][8]
Death and legacy
[edit]He died on 9 January 1983. Kim Il Sung mourned his death at a ceremony shortly afterward. According to the 12 January 1983 announcement of his death, a state funeral was planned for him.[8]
Kang's second son, Kang Yong-sop, later succeeded him as head of the Korean Christian Federation.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 강량욱(康良旭). 북한지역정보넷 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ 정세와기도 - 2017년 11월 9일 주여, 감사합니다.. jubileeuni.com.
- ↑ 12월 7일 오늘의 역사.. 대설, 미국 진주만 희생자 추모일. m.dailyjeonbuk.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- 1 2 Armstrong, Charles (2016). "Political Religion". In Corner, Paul; Jie-Hyun Lim (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Mass Dictatorship. Springer. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-137-43763-1.
- ↑ "Kim Il-Sung and His Mentor" (PDF).
- ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1973Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1983Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- 1 2 Ap (12 January 1983). "Kang Ryang Uk, 79, a Leader Of North Korean Communists". The New York Times.
- ↑ "North Korean Christian leader Kang Young-sup dies". Presbyterian Church USA. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
Further reading
[edit]- O Myong Kum (2021). Kim Il Sung and His Mentor (PDF). Translated by Choe Kyong Nam; Jong Myong Jin. Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House. ISBN 978-9946-0-1996-3.
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