Ryu Mi-yong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ryu Mi-yong

North Korean politician

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1921

Place of Birth: Manchuria, China

Date of Death: 23-Nov-2016

Profession: politician

Nationality: North Korea

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ryu Mi-yong (14 February 1921 – 23 November 2016) was the chairwoman of the North Korean Chondoist Chongu Party.
She was a standing committee member of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly.
She was known as a defector from South Korea to the North.
She and her husband Choe Deok-sin defected to the North in 1986.
In 2000, she led a delegation of defectors to the South on an officially sanctioned reunion with family they left behind.
Ryu died of lung cancer in November 2016.
Ryu's son, Choe In-guk, reportedly defected to North Korea in July 2019.Ryu had received the Order of Kim Il-sung, Order of Kim Jong-il and National Reunification Prize.On her funeral committee were: Yang Hyong-sop Kim Yong-chol Kim Yong-dae Jon Yong-nam Ju Yong-gil Ri Myong-gil Kim Jong-sung Ri Song-won Pak Myong-chol Ri Kil-song Yun Jong-ho