Kang Chol-hwan

defector from North Korea
Person human Q483097
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Kang Chol-hwan

Summary

Kang Chol-hwan is a human[1]. Born in Pyongyang[2], he… he was born on September 18, 1968[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pyongyang[2], Kang Chol-hwan…
  • Kang Chol-hwan was born on September 18, 1968[3].
  • Kang Chol-hwan held citizenship in North Korea[8].
  • Kang Chol-hwan held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was Kang Chol-hwan's native language[10].
  • Kang Chol-hwan worked as a journalist[4].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's professions included human rights defender[5].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's professions included writer[6].
  • Kang Chol-hwan was educated at Hanyang University[11].
  • Kang Chol-hwan is recorded as male[12].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Commons category is recorded as Kang Chol-hwan[14].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's family name is recorded as Kang[15].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's given name is recorded as Cheol-hwan[16].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's official website is recorded as http://blog.chosun.com/blog.screen?userId=nkch[17].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[18].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '강철환'}[19].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Kang Ch'ŏl-hwan[20].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Revised Romanization is recorded as Gang Cheol-hwan[21].

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Origins and Family

Kang Chol-hwan was born in Pyongyang[2]. He was born on September 18, 1968[3]. Korean was his native language[10].

Education

Kang Chol-hwan was educated at Hanyang University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and writer[6].

Why It Matters

Kang Chol-hwan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Kang Chol-hwan born?

Kang Chol-hwan's place of birth was Pyongyang[2].

What did Kang Chol-hwan do for work?

Kang Chol-hwan worked as journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and writer[6].

Where did Kang Chol-hwan go to school?

Kang Chol-hwan was educated at Hanyang University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0203343-Kang-ccholhwan-1968
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0203343-Kang-ccholhwan-1968, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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