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In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Sook-ja (Korean: 홍숙자; Hanja: 洪淑子; born June 25, 1933) is a South Korean activist, politician, and writer. She was appointed South Korea's first female diplomat and later became the first female presidential candidate to enter the electoral foray, having done so in South Korea's first democratic elections in 1987.[1]
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Born | (1933-06-25) June 25, 1933 (age 90) Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
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Children | Cheon Inbeom |
Education | Dongguk University (BA) Ewha Womans University (MA) Boston University (MA) Dongguk University (PhD)[1] |
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Hangul | 홍숙자 |
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Hanja | 洪淑子 |
Revised Romanization | Hong Suk-ja |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Sukja |
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