Ri Jong-o

North Korean composer (1943-2016)
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Ri Jong-o

Summary

Ri Jong-o is a human[1]. He was born in Kusong[2]. He was born on November 7, 1943[3]. He died on November 8, 2016[4]. He worked as a composer[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in Kusong[2], Ri Jong-o…
  • Ri Jong-o was born on November 7, 1943[3].
  • Ri Jong-o died on November 8, 2016[4].
  • Ri Jong-o held citizenship in North Korea[6].
  • Ri Jong-o worked as a composer[5].
  • Ri Jong-o received the Order of Kim Il Sung[7].
  • Ri Jong-o received the Kim Il-sung Prize[8].
  • Ri Jong-o received the Hero of Labor[9].
  • Ri Jong-o is recorded as male[10].
  • Ri Jong-o's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[12].
  • Ri Jong-o's given name is recorded as Jong-o[13].
  • Ri Jong-o's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[14].
  • Ri Jong-o's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[15].
  • Ri Jong-o's name in native language is recorded as 리종오[16].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: KP[18]

  • Began / founded: 1943-11-07[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-11-08[20]

  • Community tags: dprk-pop[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 33f64ffb-912c-4f9b-af32-a233e7bfe1ba[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kusong[2], Ri Jong-o… he was born on November 7, 1943[3].

Career and Affiliations

Ri Jong-o worked as a composer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Kim Il Sung[7], an order[23], in North Korea[24], founded in 1972[25]; Kim Il-sung Prize[8], an award[26], in North Korea[27]; and Hero of Labor[9], a title of honor[28], in North Korea[29], founded in 1951[30].

Death and Burial

Ri Jong-o died on November 8, 2016[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[12].

FAQs

Where was Ri Jong-o born?

Born in Kusong[2], Ri Jong-o…

What did Ri Jong-o do for work?

Ri Jong-o worked as composer[5].

What awards did Ri Jong-o receive?

Honors received include Order of Kim Il Sung[7], Kim Il-sung Prize[8], and Hero of Labor[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . kcnawatch.org. Retrieved . kcnawatch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . kcnawatch.org. Retrieved . kcnawatch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . kcnawatch.org. Retrieved . kcnawatch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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