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Paek Nam-sun (Korean: 백남순; Korean pronunciation: [pɛŋ.nam.sun] or [pɛk̚] [nam.sun]; March 13, 1929 – January 2, 2007) was the North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until his death. He was one of the few North Koreans to frequently be in the international spotlight.
Early life
Paek was born in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province.
Education
Paek graduated from Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang.
Career
In 1968, Paek became vice director of the International Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. Paek participated in the first round of North-South Red Cross talks in 1972.
In 1974, Paek became the ambassador to Poland until 1979.
Paek also served on the Supreme People's Assembly from 1990 until the time of his death, having been elected to the 9th, 10th, and 11th sessions.
Personal life
His third son Paek Ryong-Chon became the president of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2011.
= Death
=Paek died on 2 January 2007 in Pyongyang. North Korean state media attributed the death to an undefined illness although it was said that he suffered from kidney disease. He was the only North Korean foreign minister to have met his American counterpart.
Paek was ill for some time prior to his death and the role was filled by one of his deputies, most notably Kim Kye-gwan.
See also
Politics of North Korea
References and notes
Yonhap News Agency. "Who's who, North Korea," pp. 787–812 in Yonhap News Agency (2004). Korea Annual 2004. Seoul: Author. ISBN 89-7433-070-9.
PAEK, Nam-sun International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.
North Korea's foreign minister dies, Al-Jazeera English, accessed January 3, 2007
External links
BBC death report
NKChosun profile
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kim Yong Nam
- Universitas Kim Il-sung
- Pemilihan umum Parlemen Korea Utara 2014
- Kim Nam-joo (pemeran)
- Park Chung Hee
- Kim Yong-rim
- Daftar nama keluarga Korea
- Lee Min-ki
- Kang Ha-neul
- Kim Min-hee (pemeran, lahir 1982)
- Paek Nam-sun
- Nam-sun
- Kim Yong-nam
- Baek
- Kim Pyong Il
- Kim Il Sung University
- List of foreign ministers in 2001
- Ryanggang explosion
- Foreign relations of North Korea
- List of foreign ministers in 2000
