- Kim Yong-nam
Infobox President
name = Kim Yong-nam
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order = Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
leader =Kim Jong-il
primeminister =Kim Yong-il
term_start = September 5, 1998
term_end =
predecessor =Yang Hyong-sop
successor =
birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1928|02|04
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
spouse =
party = WPKInfobox Korean name
title=Korean name
tablewidth=265
color=lavender
context=north
hangul=김영남
hanja=金永南
rr=Gim Yeong-nam
mr=Kim Yŏng-namKim Yong-nam (born February 4, 1928) is a top
North Korea n official. He has been "de facto "head of state since 1998, and he previously served as foreign minister from 1983 to 1998.Although he is not "
de jure " head of state of North Korea (as no such office exists), in his capacity as Chairman of the Presidium of theSupreme People's Assembly , he has the role of accepting the credentials of ambassadors, conducting foreign relations and signing treaties, making him the "de facto " head of state. He has held this office since September 5, 1998.cite news | first=Jin | last=Dae-woong | coauthors= | title=Who's who in North Korea's power elite | date=2007-10-04 | publisher= | url =http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:8080/servlet/cms.article.view?tpl=print&sname=National&| work =The Korea Herald | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-05 | language = ] Kim represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on all state visits and summits and receives visiting heads of state; in theory he, Premier
Kim Yong-il , andChairman of the National Defense Commission Kim Jong-il form a tripartite executive, each having powers equal to a third of apresident 's, controlling foreign relations, government, and defense, respectively. In practice, Kim Jong-il is the effective ruler of the country.Kim embarked on a two-week tour of
Mongolia ,Algeria ,Egypt ,Ethiopia , andSingapore on July 20, 2007. On March 18, 2008, he embarked on agoodwill tour of four African nations. [http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1299950/ "N KOREAN LEADER RETURNS AFTER VISITING FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES"] , Yonhap (AsiaPulse via COMTEX), April 2, 2008.] Arriving inNamibia on March 20, he was present for the inauguration of a new presidential residence that was built by North Korea, describing it as a "symbol of friendship" between the two countries; [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=nw20080321150307890C202474 "Namibia, NKorea hail friendship"] , Sapa ("IOL"), March 21, 2008.] he also held talks with Namibian PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba and signed an agreement on public health cooperation with Pohamba. He subsequently visitedAngola , where he met with PresidentJose Eduardo Dos Santos on March 24, theDemocratic Republic of Congo , where he met with PresidentJoseph Kabila on March 26, andUganda , where he met with PresidentYoweri Museveni on March 29. He returned to North Korea on April 1. Kim also attended the Beijing Olympics on August 8, 2008.ee also
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