Kim Ki-nam (politician)
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Kim Ki-nam (Korean: 김기남; 28 August 1929 – 7 May 2024) was a North Korean official. He served as Vice Chairman (previously Secretary) of the Workers' Party of Korea,[5] and Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department from 1989 until 2017,[6] responsible for coordinating the country's press, media, fine arts, and publishing to support government policy. He was also a vice-chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland,[7] in which capacity he led numerous visits to the South, and served several terms in the Supreme People's Assembly, to which he was first elected in November 1977.[8]
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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Quick Facts Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, Deputy ...
Kim Ki-nam | |
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김기남 | |
Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
In office April 1989 – 9 October 2017 | |
Deputy | Ri Jae-il Kim Yo-jong |
Leader | Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | ? |
Succeeded by | Pak Kwang-ho |
Personal details | |
Born | (1929-08-28)28 August 1929 Kumya County, Kankyōnan-dō, Chōsen, Empire of Japan |
Died | 7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 94) Ponghwa Clinic, Pyongyang |
Resting place | Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김기남 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Kim Gi-nam |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ki-nam |
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