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In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Ryang-uk
강량욱
Portrait of Kang Ryang-uk
2nd Vice President of North Korea
In office
28 December 1972 – 15 December 1977
PresidentKim Il Sung
Preceded byChoe Yong-gon
Succeeded byKim Tong-gyu
7th Vice President of North Korea
In office
15 December 1977 – 5 April 1982
PresidentKim Il Sung
Preceded byPak Song-chol
Succeeded byKim Il
Personal details
Born(1903-12-07)7 December 1903
Pyongyang, Korean Empire[1]
Died9 January 1983(1983-01-09) (aged 79)
Pyongyang, North Korea
ReligionPresbyterianism
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
강량욱
Hancha
康良煜
Revised RomanizationGang Ryanguk
McCune–ReischauerKang 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

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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 he was a school teacher (one of his pupils was Kim Il Sung). In the 1940s he studied Theology at the Pyongyang University, and after he completed his study he became a minister.

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 organisation was in close contact with the Communist Party. In 1949 all Protestant Ministers were forced to join Kang's Christian Federation.

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.

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.[5][6][7]

Death and legacy

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He died on 9 January 1983. Kim Il Sung mourned his death at a ceremony shortly afterwards. According to the 12 January 1983 announcement of his death, a state funeral was planned for him.[7]

Kang's second son, Kang Yong-sop, later succeeded him as head of the Korean Christian Federation.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b 강량욱(康良旭). 북한지역정보넷 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ 정세와기도 - 2017년 11월 9일 주여, 감사합니다.. jubileeuni.com.
  3. ^ 12월 7일 오늘의 역사.. 대설, 미국 진주만 희생자 추모일. m.dailyjeonbuk.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1973Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1983Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b Ap (12 January 1983). "Kang Ryang Uk, 79, a Leader Of North Korean Communists". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "North Korean Christian leader Kang Young-sup dies". Presbyterian Church USA. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

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