Ri Yu-min (Korean: 이유민; Hanja: 李維民; 1914 – after 1958) was a North Korean politician who was a member of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament.
Ri Yu-min | |
|---|---|
이유민 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 22 December 1953 – 20 September 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 Boseong County, Zenranan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Alma mater | Dongje University |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 이유민 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Lee Yumin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Lee Yumin |
Biography edit
Born in Boseong County, Zenranan-dō (today's South Jeolla Province), he went into exile in Shanghai, China in 1932 and studied at the German department of Dongje University.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party and led the Revolutionary Comrades' Association (October Association), which was formed in Nanjing in August 1935. In July 1942, he was elected as a member of the central executive committee and head of the organization departm-nt of th- North China Korean Independence Alliance, formed at the base of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Mountains.[1] In March 1948 he was elected as a member of the 2nd Central Committee of the 2nd Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea, and in August he became a delegate to the 1st convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly as well as vice chairman of that body from 22 December 1953 to 20 September 1957.[2][3] In October 1950, during the Korean War, he accompanied Pak Hon-yong to visit Beijing. In April 1956, he was elected a member of the 3rd Central Committee of the 3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. In the 1957 parliamentary election he was re-elected to the 2nd convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.[4][5] In 1958, he was dismissed for his involvement in the purge of the Yan'an faction.[6][1]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c "이유민(李維民, 1914~?) 李瀅來 李瑩來". laborsbook. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Suh 1981, p. 392.
- ^ Suh 1981, p. 393.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "현대사 아리랑]백발백중 조선의용군 총사령 무정 (상)" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
Bibliography edit
Books:
- 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.