Kim Jong-suk
Kim Jong-suk (
December 24,
1917 â€"
September 22,
1949) was
Kim Il-sung's first wife and
Kim Jong-il's mother.
Kim Jong-suk was born
December 24,
1917 to Kim Chun San and Oh Ssi in
Osan-dong,
Hoeryong County, in the
North Hamgyong Province. Kim Jong-suk grew up in a very revolutionary family. She grew up hating the
Japanese who conquered Korea in 1910. When she met
Kim Il-sung, she devoted herself to the revolution. Kim Jong-suk joined the
Young Communist League of Korea, led by Kim Il-sung, on
July 10,
1932. Later, on
April 25,
1936, she was assigned to the KPRA main unit directly under the command of Kim Il-sung. Kim Jong-suk was formally admitted into the Communist Party on
January 25,
1937.
Kim Jong-suk gave birth to
Kim Jong-il on
February 16,
1941. They raised their son, Kim Jong-il, into an ardent communist who would later try to follow in his father's footsteps and become the leader of
North Korea.
At dawn, on
September 22,
1949, Kim Jong-suk passed away at the age of 32 while giving birth to a
stillborn baby. In North Korea, she is known as a heroine of the anti-Japanese revolution and a revolutionary fighter who devoted herself to the country and people. The North Korean government conferred the title of DPRK Hero on her on
September 21,
1972.
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"Kim Jong Suk, the Anti-Japanese Heroine" (PDF)
