This is a list of people who were compelled into becoming prostitutes for the Japanese Imperial Army as "comfort women" during World War II.[1]
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Several decades after the end of the war, a number of former comfort women demanded formal apologies and a compensation from the Government of Japan, with varying levels of success.[2]
- Jan Ruff O'Herne (1923–2019)[3]
- Ellen van der Ploeg (1923–2013)[4]
- Kim Hak-sun (1924–1997)[5]
- Song Sin-do (1922–2017)[6]
- Gil Won-ok (1928–)
- Kim Bok-dong (1924–2019)[7]
- Lee Yong-soo (1928–)
- Yoo Hee-nam (1927–)[8]
- Kim Kyung-soon (1926–2016)[9]
- Kim Soon-duk (1921–2004)
- Liu Huang A-tao (1923–2011)[10]
- Rosa Henson (1927–1997)
- Walterina Markova (1924–2005)
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