What is Kim Yong-ju?
{{Korean name|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]}} '''Kim Yong-ju''' ([[Hangul|Chosŏn'gŭl]]: 김영주; 1920 – 2021) was a [[North Korea]]n politician. He was the younger brother of [[Kim Il-sung]], who ruled [[North Korea]] from 1948 to 1994.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read_print.php?cataId=nk02400&num=6610 |title=My First Trials Begin |publisher=The Daily NK |date=July 19, 2010 |quote=Kim Young Ju was from the law department at Moscow University}}</ref> Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong-ju held key posts in the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favor in 1974 following a power struggle with [[Kim Jong-il]]. Since 1998, he has held the ceremonial position of Honorary Vice President of the [[Supreme People's Assembly|Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly]], North Korea's parliament. His death was announced by state media on December 15, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brother of North Korea's founder Kim dies: state media |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211215000400325 |website=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=15 December 2021 |language=en |date=15 December 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Yong-Ju}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Centenarians]] [[Category:North Korean politicians]] {{bio-stub}}