Chongryon chief So Man Sul is dead at 84
Japan Times Monday 20th February, 2012
So Man Sul, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), died Sunday, officials of the association said Monday. He was 84.
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