Kim Young-sook

Female, Person

1947 –

87

Who is Kim Young-sook?

Kim Young-sook was the first wife of Kim Jong-il. She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official. Kim-Jong-il's father, Kim Il-Sung, handpicked her to marry his son. The two had been estranged for some years before his death. Kim Young-sook had a daughter from this marriage, Kim Sul-song. She was First Lady of North Korea from 1994 to late 2011.

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on July 23, 2013

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