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Kang Chol-Hwan
Human rights activist, Author
1968 –
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Who is Kang Chol-Hwan?
Kang Chol-Hwan is a defector from North Korea. As a child he was imprisoned in the Yodok concentration camp for 10 years; after his release he fled the country, first to China and eventually to South Korea. He is the author, with Pierre Rigoulot, of The Aquariums of Pyongyang and is a staff writer for The Chosun Ilbo.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1968
Pyongyang - Also known as
- Ch`ŏr-hwan Kang
- Kang Ch'ŏl-hwan
- Gang Cheol-hwan
- Kang, Chol Hwan
- Kang Chol Hwan
- Ethnicity
- Korean people
- Nationality
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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