Yi Han-yong

In this Korean name, the family name is Yi.
Yi Han-yeong
Born
Yi Il-nam

(1960-04-02)2 April 1960
Pyongyang, North Korea
Died25 February 1997(1997-02-25) (aged 36)
Seongnam, South Korea
Known forDefection to South Korea
Parent(s)Seong Hye-rang (mother)
Lee Tae-soon (father)
Korean name
Hangul
이한영
N. 리한영
Hanja
李韓永[1]
Revised RomanizationI Hanyeong
N. Ri Hanyeong
McCune–ReischauerI Hanyŏng
N. Ri Hanyŏng
Birth name
Hangul
리일남
S. 이일남
Hanja
李一男[2]
Revised RomanizationRi Ilnam
S. I Ilnam
McCune–ReischauerRi Illam
S. I Illam

Yi Han-yeong (Korean: 이한영; 2 April 1960 – 25 February 1997), birth name Yi Il-nam (이일남), was a North Korean defector who was the nephew of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il.[3] After his defection in 1982, he went into hiding for a number of years, before going public in support of Seong Hye-rim, his aunt and Kim's mistress or wife, and wrote a book about his experiences in exile, after which he was murdered by unknown assailants.

  1. ^ Geo, Jae (19 February 1997). 이한영씨 피격 수사 ‘갈팡질팡’ [Investigation into shooting of Mr. Yi Han-yong 'incoherent']. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ^ 独裁者の秘密を徹底検証 ドキュメンタリー金正日 第６１回：高英姫が産んだ3人の子供たち. Hokkaido 365 (in Japanese). 12 May 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Gim, Song-a (26 February 2007). 이한영 피살 10년 추도식 [Memorial service for 10th anniversary of Yi Han-yong's murder]. Daily NK (in Korean). Retrieved 30 October 2007.