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Hwang Jang-yop

1923 - 2010

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Hwang Jang-yop (Korean: 황장엽; 17 February 1923 – 10 October 2010) was a North Korean politician who served as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1972 to 1983 and was largely responsible for crafting Juche, the state ideology of North Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hwang Jang-yop has received more than 272,069 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Hwang Jang-yop is the 5,225th most popular politician (up from 5,341st in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 88th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hwang Jang-yop ranks 5,225 out of 15,577. Before him are Marek Edelman, Anna Lindh, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Giovanni Gronchi, Marino Faliero, and Taksony of Hungary. After him are Rexhep Meidani, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Hipólito Yrigoyen, and João Figueiredo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Hwang Jang-yop ranks 75. Before him are Richard Avedon, Lloyd Shapley, Leonid Gaidai, Ernest Mandel, André Gorz, and Sergey Akhromeyev. After him are Koji Miyata, Antony Flew, Valentina Cortese, Albert King, Aaron Spelling, and Yelena Bonner. Among people deceased in 2010, Hwang Jang-yop ranks 56. Before him are Mario Monicelli, Francisco Varallo, Enzo Bearzot, Juliet Anderson, Bent Larsen, and Martin Gardner. After him are Antony Flew, James Black, Israel Tal, Solomon Burke, Milka Planinc, and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Hwang Jang-yop ranks 38 out of 146. Before him are Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Munjong of Goryeo (1019), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Gojong of Goryeo (1192), and Wonjong of Goryeo (1219). After him are Kim Jong-nam (1971), Kim Yong-sik (1910), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Kim Kyong-hui (1946), and Sohn Kee-chung (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Hwang Jang-yop ranks 32. Before him are Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Munjong of Goryeo (1019), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Gojong of Goryeo (1192), and Wonjong of Goryeo (1219). After him are Kim Jong-nam (1971), Kim Kyong-hui (1946), Eulji Mundeok (550), Dongcheon of Goguryeo (209), Mobon of Goguryeo (30), and Sukjong of Goryeo (1054).

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