Ri Sol-ju

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Ri Sol-ju (2018)
Ri Sol-ju (2018)

Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl 리 설주
Revised
Romanization 		Ri Seol-ju
McCune-
Reischauer 		Ri Sŏlju

Ri Sol-ju ( 리 설주 , 李雪 主 or 李雪 珠 ; * 1989) is the wife of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un .

The official North Korean news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on July 25, 2012 that Kim Jong-un had married Ri Sol-ju. The exact time of the wedding has not yet been announced. At the side of her husband, she often took part in the extensive inspection tours (“on-site instructions”) across North Korea and thus presented herself to the public.

Ri Sol-ju was a singer and member of the Unhasu orchestra before she married Kim Jong-un.

In October 2012, there was speculation about her person because she no longer appeared in public on the side of Kim Jong-un. It has been suggested that she either fell out of favor or was disciplined, and there was speculation about a possible pregnancy. However, shortly afterwards, Ri and her husband reappeared in public during an inspection at a military school. In December 2012, news agencies increasingly reported that Ri Sol-ju was pregnant. Former American basketball player Dennis Rodman first reported to the international press in March 2013 after a visit to North Korea that Ri Sol-ju had given birth to a healthy daughter. Since 2015 it has appeared less often in media reports. At the end of March 2018, Ri Sol-ju, the First Lady of North Korea, accompanied her husband on a state visit to China.

Web links

Commons : Ri Sol-ju  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 北 김정은 옆 그녀들, 전부다 부인 '리 설주'? In: cnews. July 26, 2012, Retrieved February 8, 2013 (Korean).
  2. ^ A b (LEAD) N. Korean leader's wife visited S. Korea in 2005: spy agency . In: Yonhap , July 26, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Choe Sang-hun: That Mystery Woman in North Korea? Turns Out She's First Lady . In: The New York Times , July 26, 2012. 
  4. ^ Rungna People's Pleasure Ground Opens in Presence of Marshal Kim Jong Un ( Memento of November 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Kim Jong Un got married. Spiegel Online, July 25, 2012, accessed July 26, 2012 .
  6. ↑ North Korea shows the world its first lady . Star from July 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Did the crazy Kim execute his ex? , BILD newspaper, accessed on August 29, 2013
  8. ↑ a b Kim Jong-un's wife reappears after two-month absence . In: The Telegraph . October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  9. ↑ Kim, Jack and Macfie, Nick: North Korea leader's wife reported back in public after long silence . October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ Kim Jong-un's wife 'Pregnant' . Chosun Ibo. October 31, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  11. ↑ Patrick Boehler: Another Lil 'Kim? Wife of North Korea's Kim Jong Un Appears 'Heavily Pregnant' . In: Time . December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  12. ^ Sara C. Nelson: North Korea, Kim Jong Un And Wife Ri Sol Ju Mark 60th Anniversary of Kim II Sung Military University in Pyongyang . Huffington Post UK. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  13. ↑ Images suggest North Korea leader's wife pregnant . In: South China Morning Post . December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  14. ^ North Korea's first lady Ri Sol Ju seen for first time this year. In: CNN . May 3, 2015, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Where is Kim Jong-un's wife? In: Tages-Anzeiger . October 31, 2016, accessed March 25, 2017 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Ri is the family name here, Sol-ju is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Ri, Sol-ju
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 리 설주 (Chosŏn'gŭl); Ri, Sŏlju (McCune-Reischauer); Ri, Seol-ju (revised Romanization)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Korean wife of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un
DATE OF BIRTH 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH North Korea