Kim Song-ae

Kim Song-ae
김성애
First Lady of North Korea
In role 17 December 1963 – 15 August 1974
Supreme Leader	Kim Il-sung
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ri Sol-ju
Chair of the Central Committee of the Korean Democratic Women's League
In office 1993 – 25 April 1998
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong-il
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Cheon Yeon-ok
In office 1971–1976
Supreme Leader	Kim Il-sung
Preceded by	Kim Ok-sun
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	(1924-12-29)29 December 1924 Kangso-guyok, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
Died	September 2014 (aged 89) Kanggye, Chagang Province, North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Spouse(s)	Kim Il-sung ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1994)​
Children	Kim Kyong-jin Kim Pyong-il Kim Yong-il
Relatives	Kim family
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김성애
Hancha	金聖愛
Revised Romanization	Gim Seong-ae
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏng-ae

Kim Sŏng-ae (Chosŏn'gŭl: 김성애, born Kim Song-pal; 29 December 1924 – September 2014^[1]) was a North Korean politician who served as the First Lady of North Korea from 1963 to 1974, as the wife of second wife of Kim Il-sung.

She was later reported to have died in September 2014, aged 89.^[1] This was confirmed by the Ministry of Unification in December 2018.^[2]

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References

1. 김일성 부인 김성애 사망설 제기
2. NK founder’s second wife died in 2014: Unification Ministry