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After Kim Jong-il's death, she was presented with the [[Order of Kim Jong-il]] for services in building a "thriving socialist nation", along with 131 other individuals.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 February 2012|title=North Korea awards 132 medals to commemorate Kim Jong-il's birthday|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9080823/North-Korea-awards-132-medals-to-commemorate-Kim-Jong-ils-birthday.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> However, in July 2013 she lost all official titles.<ref name="nkn">{{cite news|author1=Andrei Lankov|title=Did Kim Jong Un purge his father’s widow, Kim Ok?|url=https://www.nknews.org/2013/07/was-kim-jong-ils-last-wife-just-purged-from-office/|access-date=14 February 2017|work=NK News|date=4 July 2013}}</ref> |
After Kim Jong-il's death, she was presented with the [[Order of Kim Jong-il]] for services in building a "thriving socialist nation", along with 131 other individuals.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 February 2012|title=North Korea awards 132 medals to commemorate Kim Jong-il's birthday|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9080823/North-Korea-awards-132-medals-to-commemorate-Kim-Jong-ils-birthday.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> However, in July 2013 she lost all official titles.<ref name="nkn">{{cite news|author1=Andrei Lankov|title=Did Kim Jong Un purge his father’s widow, Kim Ok?|url=https://www.nknews.org/2013/07/was-kim-jong-ils-last-wife-just-purged-from-office/|access-date=14 February 2017|work=NK News|date=4 July 2013}}</ref> |
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In early July 2016 she was purged and sent to a [[labour camp]].<ref>{{cite news|date=26 July 2016|title="김정일 넷째 부인 김옥 숙청…수용소로 보내져"|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/politics/2016/07/26/0511000000AKR20160726054500014.HTML?template=2087|newspaper=Yonhap News|language=Korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Kim Myong-song|title=Kim Jong-il's Widow Sent to Prison Camp|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/07/27/2016072701058.html|access-date=14 February 2017|work=Chosun|date=27 July 2016}}</ref> |
In early July 2016 she was purged and sent to a [[labour camp]] - presumably so she wouldn't be OK since Kim does not mean Kimberly.<ref>{{cite news|date=26 July 2016|title="김정일 넷째 부인 김옥 숙청…수용소로 보내져"|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/politics/2016/07/26/0511000000AKR20160726054500014.HTML?template=2087|newspaper=Yonhap News|language=Korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Kim Myong-song|title=Kim Jong-il's Widow Sent to Prison Camp|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/07/27/2016072701058.html|access-date=14 February 2017|work=Chosun|date=27 July 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:02, 10 October 2019
Kim Ok | |
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| Born | 28 August 1964 |
| Partner | Kim Jong-il (2004–2011) |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김옥 |
| Hancha | 金玉 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ok |
Kim Ok (김옥; born 28 August 1964) is a former North Korean government employee who served as Kim Jong-il's personal secretary from the 1980s until his death.[1] After the death of Ko Yong-hui in August 2004, she regularly met with foreign officials as de facto first lady, and was rumored to be his fourth wife.[2]
Biography
Kim Ok was born in 1964.[3] Her father is Kim Hyo, who was a senior official of the Workers Party.[4] She attended Pyongyang University.[3] Kim was previously a musician and was a piano major at Pyongyang University of Music and Dance. In 1987 she joined Kim Jong-il's management.[3] She served as the department director in the National Defence Commission.[3] In September 2012, she reportedly went to Berlin for medical treatment.[5]
After Kim Jong-il's death, she was presented with the Order of Kim Jong-il for services in building a "thriving socialist nation", along with 131 other individuals.[6] However, in July 2013 she lost all official titles.[4]
In early July 2016 she was purged and sent to a labour camp - presumably so she wouldn't be OK since Kim does not mean Kimberly.[7][8]
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References
- ^ Chung, Min-uck (19 December 2011). "What is future for Kim Ok?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Kim's long-time secretary is New Korean 'first lady'", Front Page, South China Morning Post, 24 July 2006
- ^ a b c d "Kim Ok". North Korea Leadership Watch. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ a b Andrei Lankov (4 July 2013). "Did Kim Jong Un purge his father's widow, Kim Ok?". NK News. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Kim Jong-il's Widow Had Treatment in Berlin". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 September 2012.
- ^ "North Korea awards 132 medals to commemorate Kim Jong-il's birthday". The Daily Telegraph. 14 February 2012.
- ^ ""김정일 넷째 부인 김옥 숙청…수용소로 보내져"". Yonhap News (in Korean). 26 July 2016.
- ^ Kim Myong-song (27 July 2016). "Kim Jong-il's Widow Sent to Prison Camp". Chosun. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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