Hong Myong-hui

Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (Korean: 홍명희; Hanja: 洪命熹; July 3, 1888 March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official.

Hong Myong-hui
Vice Premier of the Cabinet
In office
9 September 1948  23 October 1962
Serving with Pak Hon-yong, Kim Chaek, Ho Ka-i, Choe Chang-ik, Choe Yong-gon, Pak Ui-wan, Pak Chang-ok, Kim Il, Chong Chun-taek, Nam Il, Yi Chu-yon, Ri Jong-ok and Kim Kwang-hyop.
PremierKim Il Sung
Personal details
Born(1888-07-03)3 July 1888
Dongbu-ri, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korean Empire
Died5 March 1968(1968-03-05) (aged 79)
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyDemocratic Independent Party
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
홍명희
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHong Myeong-hui
McCune–ReischauerHong Myŏng-hŭi
Art name
Chosŏn'gŭl
벽초
Hancha
Revised RomanizationByeok-cho
McCune–ReischauerPyŏk-ch'o

He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of the Donga Ilbo. Hong also was part of the Korean nationalist group Singanhoe which was founded in 1927.

Hong founded the Democratic Independent Party with his comrades An Jae-hong, Kim Byung-ro, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, I Kuk-ro and Kim Won-yong on 19 October 1947. Hong then became the chairman of the party. After the Korean War, he occupied various important positions in North Korea.

He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author.

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