Kim Chol-ju

Kim Chol-ju
김영주
Born	(1916-06-12)12 June 1916 Heijo, Heian'nan-do, Chosen (prior to 1945), Pyongyang, South Pyongan Province, North Korea (post 1945)
Died	14 June 1935(1935-06-14) (aged 19)
Parents	Kim Hyong-jik (father) Kang Pan-sok (mother)
Relatives	Kim Il-sung (brother) Kim Yong-ju (brother)

Kim Chol-ju (12 June 1916 – 14 June 1935) was a Korean rebel during the Japanese occupation of Korea. He was one of the younger brothers of Kim Il-sung, the first supreme leader and founder of North Korea.

Biography

Kim was born on 12 June 1916 in the Mangyongdae neighborhood of Pyongyang, when the peninsula was still under Japanese rule. His parents were Kim Hyong-jik, a Korean independence activist, and mother, Kang Pan-sok. His two brothers were Kim Il-sung, the first supreme leader of North Korea, and Kim Yong-ju, who became Honorary Vice President of the country's Supreme People's Assembly. Kim's family originated from Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea. His paternal great-grandfather Kim Ŭngu settled in Mangyongdae in 1860. Kim was raised in a Christian family, specifically following the Presbyterian sect. His maternal grandfather was a Protestant minister, and his father attended a missionary school. Kim's family participated in anti-Japanese activities and fled to Manchuria in 1920, like most Korean families, to escape famine and Japanese oppression during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

Kim became an active member of the Saenal Youth Union, Korea's first revolutionary youth organization. He later joined the Young Communist League. He died in battle on 14 June 1935. He is buried in the Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. The Kim Chol Ju Teaching University is named after him.