Lim Su-gyung
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 임수경 and 림 수경 |
| Hanja | 林秀卿 |
|
Revised Romanization |
In the Su-gyeong |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
In Sugyŏng |
Lim Su-gyung (born November 6, 1968 in Seoul ) is a South Korean politician, social activist and human rights activist.
biography
She became famous in 1989 because she took part in the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang , despite South Korea's ban . She got the nickname Flower of the Association (Hangul: 통일 의 꽃) because she represented the South Korean student organization Jeondaehyop there. When she returned to South Korea via the Joint Security Area , she was arrested there for violating the National Security Law of South Korea.
In April 2012 she was elected to the Gukhoe , South Korea's unicameral parliament, to represent the Minju-tonghap Party ( 민주 통합 당 , Minju-tonghap-dang, United Democratic Party) .
The film La chica del sur is dedicated to her life.
Web links
- Spiegel article on Lim Su-gyung
- 남과 북 을 잇는 평화 의 징검 다리 - 임수경 블로그 (Korean)
- 임수경 방북 사건 (Korean)
- 임수경 평양 축전 참가 사건 (Korean)
- 임수경 막말 논란… 백요셉 "탈북 대학생 에 하 태경 변절자 XX 내손 으로" 폭언 (Korean)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lim, Su-gyung |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 임수경 (Hangeul); 림 수경 (Hangeul); 林秀卿 (Hanja); Im Su-Gyung (revised Romanization); Im Su-gyŏng (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul |