Han Deok-su (1907–2001) founded the General Association of Korean Residents in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
(
Chongryon
The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, " ''
) in 1955. When Han died in 2001, a funeral committee was appointed with
So Man-sul
So Man-sul (; 17 April 1927 – 19 February 2012) was the chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), as well as a member of Supreme People's Assembly of the Democra ...
as its chairman and
Ho Jong-man
Ho (or the transliterations He or Heo) may refer to:
People Language and ethnicity
* Ho people, an ethnic group of India
** Ho language, a tribal language in India
* Hani people
The Hani or Ho people (Hani: ''Haqniq''; zh, c=哈尼族, p ...