Hong Ki-hwang

North Korean politician (1883–1960)
홍기황
Standing Committee Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's AssemblyIn office
22 December 1953 – 20 September 1957 Personal detailsBorn1883
Korea, Empire of JapanDied1960
Pyongyang, North KoreaCitizenshipNorth KoreaNationalityKoreanPolitical partyKorean Social Democratic PartyKorean nameChosŏn'gŭl
홍기황
Revised RomanizationHong GihwangMcCune–ReischauerHong Kihwang

Hong Ki-hwang (Korean: 홍기황; 1883–1960) was a North Korean independence activist and politician who served as a member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament.

Biography

He served as vice chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party since late 1945. He was vice-chairman of the South Pyongan Provincial People's Committee.[1] In March 1946 he participated in a meeting commemorating the 27th Anniversary of the March 1st Movement held at the plaza in front of Pyongyang Station and made a speech there.[1] In February 1946 he joined the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.[2][3][4] In February 1947 he participated in the People's Assembly of North Korea.[1] From 29 February 1952 to 16 January 1953 he was the acting director of the National Censorship Committee. In February 1956, Choe Yong-gon was appointed as a vice chairman of the WPK, leaving Hong Ki-hwang, deputy chairman of the KDP since late 1945, to replace him as chairman of the KDP[2] until November 1958 when he was replaced by Kang Ryang-uk.[5] In the 1957 North Korean parliamentary election he was elected a member of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly.[6][7] He was purged together with his brother in 1960.[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d "「로동신문」을 통해 본 1945-1950년의 북녘 교회" (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-28.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Lankov, Andrei N. (2001). "The Demise of Non-Communist Parties in North Korea (1945–1960)". Journal of Cold War Studies. 3 (1): 103–125. doi:10.1162/15203970151032164. ISSN 1531-3298. S2CID 57570755.
  3. ^ "Organization and Role of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea". National Institute of Korean History. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ "민주개혁과 북한교회의 좌우분열해방공간의 겪은 북한교회의 분열과 아픔" (in Korean). Naver. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ 강량욱(康良旭). 북한지역정보넷 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ Suh 1981, p. 402–5.
  7. ^ Tertitskiy, Fyodor (19 September 2017). "1959: Secret elections in North Korea". Daily NK. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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