This article is about the North Korean title. For the Cuban title, see Hero of the Republic of Cuba.
Hero of the Republic 공화국영웅
Type
Honorific title
Country
North Korea
Presented by
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Campaign(s)
Korean War (initial)
Status
Active
Established
30 June 1950 (1950-06-30)
Total
At least 6116
Total awarded posthumously
Kim Jong-suk soldiers of KPA and CVF killed in action
Precedence
Next (higher)
None or Order of Kim Il Sung
Next (lower)
Hero of Labour
Related
Order of the National Flag (1st class)
Hero of the Republic
Chosŏn'gŭl
공화국영웅
Hancha
共和國英雄
Revised Romanization
Gonghwagugy Yeongung
McCune–Reischauer
Konghwaguk Yŏng'ung
Hero of the Republic (Korean: 공화국영웅; MR: Konghwaguk Yŏng'ung) is a North Korean honorific title. It was created on 30 June 1950 as Hero of the Korean People's Republic (조선인민공화국영웅). It was the first title created in the country. Despite having been created just five days after the Korean War broke out, the connection seems incidental.[1] 533 people were awarded Hero of the Republic during the war,[2] and many more since then.
Since there is no agreed upon order of precedence of North Korean titles, orders, and medals, it is not possible to definitively establish the rank of Hero of the Republic. According to Yonhap's North Korea Handbook, Hero of the Republic ranks below the Order of Kim Il Sung but above the Hero of Labor.[3] Martin Weiser, however, ranks Hero of Labor the highest.[1]
The medal was designed by Jong Chon-pa, who also designed the Hero of Labor, Order of the National Flag and others, including the Emblem of North Korea.[4]
^ abWeiser, Martin (8 January 2016). "Chests Full of Brass: A DPRK Political History in Orders, Medals, Prizes, and Titles". Sino-NK.
^North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 934.
^North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 131.
^"북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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