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Kang Ryang-uk (Korean: 강량욱; December 7, 1903 – January 9, 1983), also spelled Kang Lyanguk, was a North Korean Presbyterian minister and Chairman of the Korean Christian Federation since 1946.
Kang was the maternal uncle of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung. Kim's mother, Kang's cousin, was Kang Pan Sok, who was also a devout Presbyterian.[4] In his early years, Kang was a schoolteacher at Changdok School(one of his pupils was Kim Il Sung). Changdok School was a private school that Kim Il Sung's maternal grandfather, Kang Ton Uk, established at Chilgol in 1908.[5] In the 1940s he studied Theology at Pyongyang University, and after he completed his study, he became a minister.
Kang became a close adviser to Kim Il Sung shortly after his return from the Soviet Union in October 1945.[clarification needed] In 1946 he became the Chairman of the Christian League, later called the Korean Christian Federation.[4] This organization was in close contact with the Communist Party. In 1949 all Protestant Ministers were forced to join Kang's Christian Federation.
He died on January 9, 1983. Kim Il Sung mourned his death at a ceremony shortly afterward. According to the January 12, 1983 announcement of his death, a state funeral was planned for him.[8]
Kang's second son, Kang Yong-sop, later succeeded him as head of the Korean Christian Federation.[9]
References
^ ab강량욱(康良旭). 북한지역정보넷 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ abArmstrong, Charles (2016). "Political Religion". In Corner, Paul; Jie-Hyun Lim (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Mass Dictatorship. Springer. p. 76. ISBN978-1-137-43763-1.
