1. Kim Yong-ju was a North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung, who ruled North Korea from 1948 to 1994.
10 Facts About Kim Yong-ju
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Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong-ju held key posts including Politburo member in the Workers' Party of Korea during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with Kim Jong Il.
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Kim Yong-ju was born as the younger child of Kim Hyong-jik and Kang Pan Sok in Taedong County.
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When Kim was three years old, his family moved to southern Manchuria.
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Kim Yong-ju's rise through the party's echelons was rapid; from the 1950s to the 1960s he was chief cadre, vice-director and finally director of the WPK Organization and Guidance Department.
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Kim Yong-ju was appointed member of the WPK Central Committee at the Party's 4th Congress in 1961.
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Kim Yong-ju was elected to the top Central People's Committee and the SPA Presidium in 1972.
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Kim Yong-ju disappeared from the limelight until 1993, when he was recalled to Pyongyang by Kim Il Sung to serve as one of North Korea's vice presidents, a ceremonial position with no real power.
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Kim Yong-ju was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly in 1998.
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Kim Yong-ju was a recipient of the Order of Kim Il Sung and the title Hero of the Republic.