1. Hwang Sun-hui was a North Korean politician who served in several high-ranking positions in the Workers' Party of Korea, including in the Supreme People's Assembly and the Central Committee of the WPK.
19 Facts About Hwang Sun-hui
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Hwang Sun-hui was affiliated with the Korean Revolution Museum from 1965, and was its director from 1990.
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Hwang Sun-hui was born on 3 May 1919 near the border between Japanese Korea and the Republic of China.
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Hwang Sun-hui served as a guerrilla in the 88th Special Independent Sniper Brigade of the Soviet Far East Command during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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Hwang Sun-hui was made a member of the central executive committee of the whole KDWU in August 1969, the director of its central committee in October 1971, and the vice chairwoman of the organization in December 1977.
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Hwang Sun-hui was elected full member in November 1969 and again in October 1980.
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Hwang Sun-hui became affiliated with the Korean Revolution Museum in October 1965 when she became the chairwoman of its party committee.
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Hwang Sun-hui was made secretary of the committee in June 1973 and again in July 1988.
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Hwang Sun-hui became the director of the museum in April 1990.
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Hwang Sun-hui was a deputy to the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th Supreme People's Assemblies.
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Hwang Sun-hui was on the funeral committees of Kim Il Sung, O Jin-u, Choe Kwang, and Jon Mun-sop.
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Hwang Sun-hui was awarded the Order of Labor in May 1979, Order of Kim Il Sung in April 1982, and "Double Hero" in April 1992.
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Hwang Sun-hui's unit hoisted the North Korean flag at Seoul City Hall.
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Hwang Sun-hui was one of very few women on the Central Committee of the WPK, and one of its oldest members.
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Hwang Sun-hui was considered one of the original supporters of the Kim dynasty.
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The leader of North Korea hugging Hwang Sun-hui was a familiar sight in the country.
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One defector noted, "Hwang Sun-hui has been so squeezed that she must not have any juice left in her".
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Hwang Sun-hui died at age 100 on 17 January 2020, and her bier was attended by Kim Jong Un and his wife.
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Hwang Sun-hui was given a state funeral with the following members on her funeral committee chaired by Choe Ryong-hae:.