Hong Myong-hui facts for kids
In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
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Hong Myong-hui
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| Vice Premier of the Cabinet | |
| In office 9 September 1948 – 23 October 1962 Serving with Pak Hon-yong, Kim Chaek, Ho Ka-i, Choe Chang-ik, Choe Yong-gon, Pak Ui-wan, Pak Chang-ok, Kim Il, Chong Chun-taek, Nam Il, Yi Chu-yon, Ri Jong-ok and Kim Kwang-hyop.
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| Premier | Kim Il-sung |
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| Born | 3 July 1888 Dongbu-ri, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korean Empire |
| Died | 5 March 1968 (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 홍명희 |
| Hancha | 洪命熹 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Myŏng-hŭi |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Myeong-hui |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 벽초 |
| Hancha | 碧初 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏk-ch'o |
| Revised Romanization | Byeok-cho |
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (Hangul: 홍명희; Hanja: 洪命熹; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist.
He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of the Donga Ilbo. After the Korean War, he occupied various important positions in North Korea.
He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author.
Works
- Im Kkokjong (임꺽정) - based on the life of the Korean rebel Im Kkokjong (d.1562).
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