Hwang Sun-hui

North Korean politician

Hwang Sun-hui (황순희, 3 May 1919 – 17 January 2020) was a North Korean politician and military personnel. She worked in many top-ranking positions in the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). She worked in the Supreme People's Assembly and the Central Committee of the WPK. She was a member of the Korean Revolution Museum since 1965, and was its director since 1990. She was born in North Hamgyong Province.

Hwang died on 17 January 2020 in Pyongyang of pneumonia at the age of 100.[1]

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  • 황순희동지의 서거에 대한 부고/조선중앙통신 보도. Choson Sinbo (in Korean). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  • 北 김정은이 직접 조문한 혁명 1세대 ‘황순희’는 누구?. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  • Lee Kyo-duk Lim, Soon-hee; Cho, Jeong-ah; Song, Joung-ho (2013). Study on the Power Elite of the Kim Jong Un Regime. Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification. ISBN 978-89-8479-708-6.
  • Lee Young-jong (1 April 2017). "Simmering Resentment". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 March 2019.