POLITICIAN

Paek Nam-sun

1929 - 2007

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paek Nam-sun has received more than 37,105 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paek Nam-sun is the 12,688th most popular politician (up from 13,160th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paek Nam-sun ranks 12,688 out of 19,576Before her are Álvaro Arzú, Mithridates II of Commagene, William J. Donovan, Nilde Iotti, Cearl of Mercia, and Nofret II. After her are Alice Weidel, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Daniel Salamanca Urey, Keith Rowley, Katherine Karađorđević, and Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Paek Nam-sun ranks 287Before her are John Henry Holland, Girija Devi, Bonnie Bartlett, Walter Berry, Antonietta Stella, and Cecil Taylor. After her are Alla Horska, Ulu Grosbard, Héctor Alterio, Hans Clarin, Ernesto Grillo, and James Shigeta. Among people deceased in 2007, Paek Nam-sun ranks 204Before her are Theodore Maiman, Walter Kempowski, Néstor Rossi, Mark St. John, Jörg Immendorff, and Nicolae Dobrin. After her are Carl-Henning Pedersen, Georg Buschner, Jean Stablinski, Jan Wolkers, Lloyd Alexander, and Kembo Uba Kembo.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Paek Nam-sun ranks 99 out of 162Before her are Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Pak Seung-zin (1941), Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), and Yang Song-guk (1944). After her are Kim Sowol (1902), Kim Ok (1964), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Kim Yong-chol (1946), Choe Son-hui (1964), and Kwon Ki-ok (1901).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Paek Nam-sun ranks 74Before her are Sindae of Goguryeo (89), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Chadae of Goguryeo (71), Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), and Seocheon of Goguryeo (250). After her are Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Kim Yong-chol (1946), Choe Son-hui (1964), Kwon Ki-ok (1901), Pak Ui-chun (1932), and Thae Yong-ho (1962).