The National Reunification Prize () is an award of
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
, bestowed by the
Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year ...
upon people who have contributed to the
reunification of Korea. The award was instituted in 1990.
Recipients
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An Ji-saeng
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An U-saeng
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Ryu Mi-yong
1990
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Moon Ik-hwan
Moon Ik-hwan (June 2, 1918 – January 18, 1994) was a South Korean pastor, theologian, poet, and activist engaged in various social movements. He was also the father of Moon Sung-keun, a noted actor in South Korea.
Early life and educatio ...
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Yun I-sang
1998
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Kim Chaek
Kim Chaek (, 14 August 1903 – 31 January 1951) was a North Korean revolutionary, military general, and politician. His real name was Kim Hong-gye ().
Life
Kim Chaek was born in Sŏngjin, North Hamgyong, Korea, in 1903. He and his family ...
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Kang Ryang-uk
Kang Ryang-uk (, 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 was the maternal uncle of North Korean leader K ...
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Ho Jong-suk
Ho Jong-suk (; July 16, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was a prominent female figure in the Communist Party of Korea and sexual liberation of Korea under Japanese rule. From 1948, she served multiple offices in North Korea, including the Minister of Hea ...
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Kim Jong-thae
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Choe Yong-do
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Hong Myong-hui
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official.
He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where h ...
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Ho Hon
Ho Hon ( ko, 허헌; 22 July 1885 – 16 August 1951) was a Korean independence movement, Korean independence activist in Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese controlled Korea and politician in the early years of the Democratic People's Republic o ...
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Kim Ku
Kim Gu (, ; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also known by his pen name Baekbeom (백범; ), was a Korean statesman. He was the sixth, ninth, and president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea; a leader of the Korean indepen ...
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Kim Kyu-sik
Kim Kyu-sik, also spelled Kimm Kiusic ( Korean:김규식, Hanja:金奎植, January 29, 1881 – December 10, 1950), was a Korean politician and academic during the Korean independence movement and a leader of the Provisional Government of the ...
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Rim Su-gyong
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Kim Ki-hyon
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Jo Nam-jin
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Ryo Yon-gu
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Phyo Mu-won
1999
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Kim Pyong-sik
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O Ik-je[
]
2000
*The 63 unconverted long-term prisoners
"Unconverted long-term prisoners" is the North Korean term for northern loyalists imprisoned in South Korea who never renounced ''Juche''. The North Korean government considers them to be "pro-reunification patriotic fighters", while South Korean ...
repatriated in 2000.
2005
* Kim Yong-sun
2007
* Rim Tong-ok
2012
* Kim Jung-rin
Kim Jung-rin () (7 December 1923 – 28 April 2010) was a North Korean politician who was an alternate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as well as a member of the Politburo and party secretary. ...
* Moon Sun-myung
See also
{{Portal, North Korea, Numismatics
*Korean reunification
Korean reunification () is the potential reunification of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea into a single Korean sovereign state. The process towards reunification was started by the June 15th North–South Jo ...
* Orders and medals of North Korea
References
Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea