Hong Ki-hwang (Korean: 홍기황; 1883–1960) was a North Korean independence activist and politician who served as a member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament.
Hong Ki-hwang | |
|---|---|
홍기황 | |
| Standing Committee Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 22 December 1953 – 20 September 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1883 Joseon |
| Died | 1960 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korea |
| Political party | Korean Social Democratic Party |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 홍기황 |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Gihwang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Kihwang |
Biography
editHe served as vice chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party since late 1945. He was vice-chairman of the South Pyongan Provincial People's Committee.[1] In March 1946 he participated in a meeting commemorating the 27th Anniversary of the March First Movement held at the plaza in front of Pyongyang Station and made a speech there.[1] In February 1946 he joined the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.[2][3][4] In February 1947 he participated in the People's Assembly of North Korea.[1] From 29 February 1952 to 16 January 1953 he was the acting director of the National Censorship Committee. In February 1956, Choe Yong-gon was appointed as a vice chairman of the WPK, leaving Hong Ki-hwang, deputy chairman of the KDP since late 1945, to replace him as chairman of the KDP[2] until November 1958 when he was replaced by Kang Ryang-uk.[5] In the 1957 North Korean parliamentary election he was elected a member of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly.[6][7] He was purged together with his brother in 1960.[1]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d "「로동신문」을 통해 본 1945-1950년의 북녘 교회" (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Lankov, Andrei N. (2001). "The Demise of Non-Communist Parties in North Korea (1945–1960)". Journal of Cold War Studies. 3 (1): 103–125. doi:10.1162/15203970151032164. ISSN 1531-3298. S2CID 57570755.
- ^ "Organization and Role of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea". National Institute of Korean History. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ 민주개혁과 북한교회의 좌우분열해방공간의 겪은 북한교회의 분열과 아픔 (in Korean). Naver. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ 강량욱(康良旭). 북한지역정보넷 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Suh 1981, p. 402–5.
- ^ Tertitskiy, Fyodor (19 September 2017). "1959: Secret elections in North Korea". Daily NK. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
Bibliography
editBooks:
- Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.