Kang Ryang-uk
Kang Ryang-uk (Korean: 강량욱; 7 December 1903 – 9 January 1983), also spelled Kang Lyanguk, was a North Korean Presbyterian minister and Chairman of the Korean Christian Federation since 1946.
Kang Ryang-uk | |
|---|---|
강량욱 | |
Portrait of Kang Ryang-uk | |
| 2nd Vice President of North Korea | |
| In office 28 December 1972 – 15 December 1977 | |
| President | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Choe Yong-gon |
| Succeeded by | Kim Tong-gyu |
| 7th Vice President of North Korea | |
| In office 15 December 1977 – 5 April 1982 | |
| President | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Pak Song-chol |
| Succeeded by | Kim Il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1903 Pyongyang, Korean Empire |
| Died | 9 January 1983 (aged 79) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 강량욱 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Ryang-uk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Ryang'uk |
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