About So Kwan-hui
Lived 1926 – 1997 (aged 70–71). So Kwan-hui was a politician.
So Kwan-hui (1926–1997) was a North Korean politician. He served as the North Korean Minister of Agriculture.
After initially disappearing in May 1996, he was accused in 1997 of spying for the United States government and sabotaging North Korean agriculture on purpose, leading to the North Korean famine. As a result, he was executed by firing squad publicly by the North Korean government.
An unidentified defector once claimed that some officials of the Socialist Youth League were executed around the same time, reportedly for "corrupt financial dealings" with South Korean intelligence agents.
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Who was So Kwan-hui?
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So Kwan-hui was born in 1926.
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So Kwan-hui died in 1997.
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So Kwan-hui was a politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). So Kwan-hui. https://biography.guide/so-kwan-hui/
MLA: "So Kwan-hui." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/so-kwan-hui/.
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