Hwang Jang-yop
✓ Source-basedrisingNorth Korean politician and defector (1923-2010)
PoliticiansLived 1923 to 2010 · aged 87
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Hwang Jang-yop was a North Korean politician who defected to South Korea. He served as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1972 to 1983 and was largely responsible for crafting Juche, the state ideology of North Korea. He defected in 1997, making him the highest-ranking North Korean to have defected.
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2010 · aged 87
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