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Kim Jong-un’s wife reappears in public after vanishing for more than a year
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife made her first appearance in more than a year on Tuesday after she withdrew from the public eye throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Ri Sol-ju was pictured with her husband at a concert to mark the birthday of Mr Kim’s late father and the country’s former leader Kim Jong-il, known as the Day of the Shining Star in North Korea.
She made the comeback amid growing intrigue among international media over her disappearance, with speculation rife about her wellbeing and some suggesting she may have been pregnant.
Observers had been used to seeing the first lady of North Korea accompanying Mr Kim at major events like missile test launches, festivals and talks with international leaders.
But she had not been seen in public since January 2020, when she attended a Lunar New Year event.
The couple was pictured smiling and laughing without face masks – like everyone else at
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Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju wait for South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Pyongyang Grand Theatre on 18 September 2018
(Image credit: Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images)
A rare appearance was made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife today when she attended an art performance in Pyongyang as part of the country’s Lunar New Year celebrations.
Wearing traditional attire, Ri Sol Ju was seen chatting and smiling with her husband during the show at the Mansudae Art Theatre. She then took to the stage to shake hands and pose for photos with the art performers, said North Korea’s official news agency KCNA.
Kim Kyong Hui, Kim’s aunt and the first woman in North Korea to join the country’s exclusive politburo, was also seen watching the performance. Kim Kyong Hui disappeared from the public eye for four years in 2013 after her nephew ordered the execution of her husband before making a “surprise comeback” in 2019, said Reuters.
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First Lady of North Korea
Wife of the supreme leader of North Korea
The First Lady of North Korea is the wife of the supreme leader of North Korea and holds the official title of Respected First Lady (Korean: 존경하는 녀사). The inaugural holder of the title was Kim Song Ae, the second wife of the first supreme leader Kim Il Sung. The title was not used during the tenure of the second supreme leader Kim Jong Il, who had two estranged marriages and three domestic partners at different times. The title was revived by the third supreme leader Kim Jong Un, with his wife Ri Sol Ju being the second and incumbent holder.
History
[edit]As the wife of the first supreme leader Kim Il Sung, Kim Song Ae assumed the duties of first lady in 1963, eleven years after their marriage.[1][2][3][4] The position was left vacant under the leadership of the second supreme leader Kim Jong Il, who married twice and had three domestic partnerships at di