Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery

Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery
Hangul 애국렬사릉
Hanja 愛國烈士陵
Revised Romanization Aeguk Yeolsa Neung
McCune–Reischauer Aeguk Ryŏlsa Rŭng

The Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery is a national cemetery located in Sinmi-dong, Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang. Founded on September 17, 1986, it is officially reserved for people who contributed to the "liberation of the country" and "socialist construction". Buried here are many veterans of the Korean independence movement, army and national officials, and outstanding citizens in the fields of science, medicine, and literature.

Burials

Among those interred here are:

C

  • Cho Ki-chon (조기천/趙基天; November 6, 1913 - July 31, 1951), poet[1]
  • Cho So-ang (조소앙/趙素昻; April 30, 1887 - September 10, 1958), independence activist
  • Cho Wan-gu (조완구/趙琬九; 1881 ~ 1952), independence activist
  • Choe Deok-sin (최덕신/崔德新; September 17, 1914 - November 16, 1989), politician
  • Choe Tong-oh (최동오; 1889 - September 16, 1963), independence activist
  • Choi Seung-hee (최승희/崔承喜; November 24, 1911 - August 8, 1969), dancer

H

K

  • Kang Yang Wook (강량욱/康良煜; December 7, 1903 - January 9, 1983), Presbyterian minister and politician
  • Kim Kyu-sik (김규식/金奎植; January 29, 1881 - December 10, 1950), independence activist
  • Kim Ok-song (김옥성; June 30, 1916 - 1965/1966), composer[3][4]
  • Kye Ung-sang (계응상/桂應祥; December 27, 1893 - April 24, 1967), geneticist

M

  • Mu Jong (무정/武亭; May 16, 1904 - August 9, 1951), general

O

  • Om Hang-sop (엄항섭/嚴恒燮; 1898 - July 30, 1962), independence activist

P

  • Paek Nam-sun (백남순/白南淳; March 13, 1929 – January 2, 2007), Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Paek Nam-un (백남운/白南雲; February 11, 1894 - June 12, 1979), economist

R

  • Ri Ki-yong (리기영/李箕永; May 29, 1895 – August 9, 1984), novelist
  • Ri Kuk-ro (리극로/李克魯; 1893 - 1982), independence activist
  • Ri Myon-sang (이면상/李冕相; April 8, 1908 - June 25, 1989), composer/conductor
  • Ryu Dong-ryol (류동열/柳東說; March 1879 - October 18, 1950), independence activist

U

  • U Chi-son (우치선/于致善; November 2, 1919 – November 8, 2003), ceramic artist

Y

  • Yon Hyong-muk (연형묵/延亨默; 3 November 1931 - October 22, 2005), politician
  • Yun Ki-sop (윤기섭/尹琦燮; April 4, 1887 - February 27, 1959), independence activist

See also

References

  1. ↑ 북한의 열사릉, 그 상징과 폭력: 혁명열사릉과 애국열사릉. Prometheus (in Korean). 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 북한의 열사릉, 그 상징과 폭력: 혁명열사릉과 애국열사릉 (in Korean). Prometheus. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Composer Kim Ok Song". Naenara. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ↑ 작곡가 김옥성 [Composer Kim Ok Song]. Naenara (in Korean). 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Coordinates: 39°8′14″N 125°43′39″E / 39.13722°N 125.72750°E / 39.13722; 125.72750

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