Yang Hyong-sop

North Korean politician (1925–2022)

Yang Hyong-sop (1 October 1925 – 13 May 2022)[1] was a North Korean politician. He was elected chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly in 1983,[2] and served until 1998. He was vice president of the Presidium of the Spa (1998–2019).

Yang was born in Hamhung. He attended Moscow State University and Kim Il-sung University. He was married to Kim Shin-sook, a cousin of Kim Il-Sung.[3]

Yang Hyong-sop died of a stroke on 13 May 2022, at the age of 96.[4]

References

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  1. "양형섭 (楊亨燮)" (in Korean). Information Center on North Korea, South Korean Unification Ministry. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
  2. Kihl, Young Whan (January 1984). "North Korea in 1983: Transforming "The Hermit Kingdom"?". Asian Survey. 24 (1): 100–111. doi:10.2307/2644170. JSTOR 2644170.
  3. Martin, Bradley (2006). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader. Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-32221-6.
  4. "Yang Hyong Sop passes away". KCNA Watch. 15 May 2022.