Kim Jong Un's wife reappears after extended public absence

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Kim Jong Un’s wife reappears after extended public absence

Wife of North Korean leader seen at football match in Kim Il Sung Stadium on Monday

Hamish Macdonald April 14, 2015

Kim Jong Un’s wife reappears after extended public absence

KCNA

Ri Sol Ju, the wife of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, has appeared in state media for the first time in 2015 after being pictured at a football match at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang Monday.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) article which accompanied the image of Monday's event mentioned Ri only once and very briefly.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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