Kim Jong-suk Naval University[1] (Korean: 김정숙해군대학) is a post-secondary educational institution located in Hamhung,[2] North Korea for officers of the Korean People's Navy.[3] Its namesake is Kim Jong-suk, a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's first wife.[4] There is a bust in her honor at the academy.[5][6][7] It has produced naval commanders, including dozens of Heroes of the DPRK and Heroes of Labor.[8] It is similar in function to the Korean Naval Academy.

History

It began as a naval commander school in 1947. In 1993, it was renamed after Kim Jong-suk. Kim Jong Il, visited in 2009.[9] In 2014, Chairman Kim Jong Un oversaw the shooting competition of the faculty members of Kim Jong-suk Naval University.[10]

References

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  2. ^ "Top DPRK leader inspects naval university". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  3. ^ "Korean News". July 1993.
  4. ^ "Wilson Center Digital Archive". digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org.
  5. ^ "Возложение венка к бронзовому бюсту героини антияпонской войны Ким Чен Сук". Uriminzokkiri. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  6. ^ "Vantage Point". 1998.
  7. ^ "《조선의 오늘》". DPRK Today.
  8. ^ "В Военно-морской академии имени Ким Чен Сук". dprk.ru.
  9. ^ "北김정일, 함흥 김정숙해군대학 시찰 나서". m.sultoday.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  10. ^ "김정은원수님, 김정숙해군대학과 김책항공군대학 교직원들의 사격경기를 지도". 조선신보.