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Yi Han-yong (Yi Il-nam) was born on 2 April, 1960 in Pyongyang, North Korea, is a North Korean defector (1960–1997). Discover Yi Han-yong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old?

Popular As Yi Il-nam
Occupation N/A
Age 36 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 2 April, 1960
Birthday 2 April
Birthplace Pyongyang, North Korea
Date of death 25 February, 1997
Died Place Seongnam, South Korea
Nationality North Korea

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Parents Seong Hye-rang (mother) Lee Tae-soon (father)
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Yi Han-yong Net Worth

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1960

Yi Han-yeong (2 April 1960 – 25 February 1997), birth name Yi Il-nam, was a North Korean defector who was the nephew of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il.

1982

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.

Yi's mother, Seong Hye-rang, raised Kim Jong Il's and her younger sister Hye-rim's son Kim Jong-nam alongside Yi and Yi's sister Nam-ok at a secluded villa outside of Pyongyang in order to keep Jong-nam's parentage a secret from Kim Il Sung.

Song Hye-rim is described as the former wife of Kim Jong Il, though it is unclear whether they were actually married.

Yi went abroad to Moscow for a university education, and then defected to South Korea in 1982 while studying at a language school in Switzerland.

His defection in 1982 had been kept secret due to his connections.

He underwent plastic surgery and changed his name to conceal his identity.

His identity was revealed when he had told newspapers he was financially supporting his aunt's defection who was in Moscow.

His life in the South was troubled.

1988

He first studied drama at Hanyang University, and married in 1988; however, in March 1993, a construction company he started went bankrupt, and he was jailed for 10 months on charges of embezzlement.

1996

In 1996, due to his ongoing financial difficulties, Yi made his identity as Kim Jong Il's nephew known publicly, selling the story of his aunt Song Hye-rim's exile in Moscow to South Korean newspapers, and then publishing a book about his experiences entitled Taedong River Royal Family.

1997

Yi was shot on 15 February 1997 near his home in Bundang, Seongnam by two assailants who were never caught; they were suspected of being members of the Korean People's Army's Special Forces based on analysis of the bullets taken from Yi's body, which were fired from a Belgian-made Browning pistol.

He was taken to hospital and kept on life-support, but succumbed to his wounds ten days later (25 February).

South Korean prime minister Lee Soo-sung initially stated that the attack was an act of retaliation for the defection of Hwang Jang-yop, who at the time was living in the South Korean embassy in Beijing.

The publication of Yi's tell-all book and the defection of his mother in Switzerland the previous year may have served as additional factors in making him a target of the regime in the North.

Others speculated at the time that his murder was not politically motivated, but was instead related to his gambling debts or a dispute with a lover.