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# Kim Yong Ju 김영주 

member of the Supreme People's Assembly

dead Died aged 101 

Kim Yong-ju was a North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung, who ruled North Korea from 1948 to 1994\. Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong-ju held key posts including Politburo member in the Workers' Party of Korea during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with his nephew Kim Jong Il. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYong-ju)

Born

1920-09-21, Mangyŏngdae

Died

2021-12, Pyongyang, North Korea (Natural causes / extreme old age (101))

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2021-12[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYong-ju)

Also known as

Kim Yong-ju

## Family 

- father [Kim Hyong Jik](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-hyong-jik) Father
- mother [Kang Pan Sok](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kang-pan-sok) Mother
- sibling [Kim Il Sung](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-il-sung) Older brother, regime founder
- nephew [Kim Jong Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-il) Nephew and succession rival

## Positions

1. 1993–1997 Vice President of North Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062006)
2. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062006)

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