Kim Il-sung Prize

The Kim Il-sung Prize is an award given by the Government of North Korea to persons in various fields who demonstrate exemplary service to the values of Juche idea.[1] Past winners include the Korean composer Kim Won-gyun, judoka Kye Sun-hui, and the Arirang Festival.

Kim Il-sung Prize
Awarded forService to the values of Juche
CountryNorth Korea
Presented byGovernment of North Korea

Recipients
  • Among the People (book series)[2]
  • Arirang Festival[3]
  • Glorifying the Era of Juche (book series)[4]
  • Jong Kwan-chol (painter)[5]
  • Kim Won-gyun (composer)[6]
  • Ku Hui-chol (poet)[7]
  • Kye Sun-hui (judoka)[8]
  • Om Kil-son (actor and director)[9]
  • Pak Jong-ju (film director)[10]
  • Ri Hui-chan (scriptwriter)[11]
  • Rim Kum-dan (children's writer)[12]
  • Ro Ik-hwa (sculptor)[13]
  • Jong Yong-man (painter)[14]
  • O Tae-hyong (sculptor)[15]
  • U Chi-son (potter)[15]
  • Kim Sok-hyong (academician)[16]

See also

References
  1. Michael Breen (1 February 2012). Kim Jong-Il, Revised and Updated: Kim Jong-il: North Koreas Dear Leader, Revised and Updated Edition. John Wiley & Sons. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-118-15377-2. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. "Among the People(106)". pulbora.edu.kp. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "North Korea's 'Arirang' Mass Games Looked Utterly Splendid". Business Insider. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  4. "Book, Kim Il Sung Prize Winner". KCNA. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. "Famous Painter Jong Kwan Chol". Naenara. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. James E. Hoare (13 July 2012). Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8108-7987-4. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. "Foreign Guests Meet in Secret Camp in Mt. Paektu". KCNA. February 16, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  8. An, ed. (July 30, 2008). "Kye Sun Hui pinned high hope to win gold at Olympics for DPRK". Xinhua. Retrieved April 19, 2006.
  9. "Veteran Film Director Om Kil Son". Naenara. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  10. "Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Pak Jong Ju". oananews.org. KCNA. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  11. "Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Ri Hui Chan". KCNA. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019.
  12. Jin Yong-ho (June 2013). "Writer for Children". Democratic People's Republic of Korea. No. 690. p. 30. ISSN 1727-9208.
  13. Kim Son-gyong (May 2015). "Sculptor Family". Democratic People's Republic of Korea. No. 713. pp. 26–27. ISSN 1727-9208.
  14. Kim So Yeol (2011-08-19). "Mansudae Art Studio Back in the Limelight". Daily NK. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  15. "Talented Artists of DPRK". Naenara. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  16. "Kim Un Thaek". pulbora.edu.kp. Retrieved 11 February 2019.


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