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Gil Won-ok

South Korean activist (1928–2025)

  • Fame44.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.3K
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Lived 1928–2025, aged 97South Korea
South KoreaSouth KoreaActivistsActivist
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  • Era
    1928–2025
    Aged 97
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Updated 2026-06-26

Gil Won-ok, also known as Grandma Gil, was a Korean activist who was forced into becoming a comfort woman during World War II. She dedicated her life to demanding redress and an official apology from Japan for the military sexual violence that affected over 200,000 women in the war.

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