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Kim Tu-bong

1889 - 1958

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Kim Tu-bong (Korean: 김두봉; 16 February 1889 – March 1958 or later) was the first Chairman of the Workers' Party of North Korea (one of two predecessors of today's Workers' Party of Korea, the other being Workers' Party of South Korea) from 1946 to 1949. He was known in South Korean history as a linguist, scholar, revolutionary and politician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Tu-bong has received more than 482,178 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kim Tu-bong is the 3,776th most popular politician (up from 4,011th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 64th in 2019) and the 49th most popular South Korean Politician.

Kim Tu-bong is most famous for being the leader of the Korean Communist Party and for being the first president of North Korea.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Tu-bong ranks 3,776 out of 19,576. Before him are Döme Sztójay, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Pierre Gemayel, Gundobad, Berengaria of Castile, and Vishvamitra. After him are Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Malcolm III of Scotland, Siraj ud-Daulah, Antipater the Idumaean, Hypereides, and Rama II of Siam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Kim Tu-bong ranks 38. Before him are Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Edgar Adrian, Walter Lippmann, Abel Gance, and Günther Lütjens. After him are Hannes Meyer, Li Dazhao, Otto Georg Thierack, Olave Baden-Powell, Philip Noel-Baker, and Richard Réti. Among people deceased in 1958, Kim Tu-bong ranks 26. Before him are Giacomo Balla, Abul Kalam Azad, Ernst Heinkel, Alfred Weber, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, and André Bazin. After him are Tyrone Power, Edna Purviance, Petru Groza, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, and Duncan Edwards.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Tu-bong ranks 63 out of 1,128. Before him are Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Song Hye-rim (1937), and Heungseon Daewongun (1820). After him are Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Cha Bum-kun (1953), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Cheorin (1837), Queen Munjeong (1501), and Ri Chun-hee (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Tu-bong ranks 49. Before him are Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Chang Myon (1899), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), and Heungseon Daewongun (1820). After him are Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Han Duck-soo (1949), and Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957).

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