caption native_name_lang death_date death_place birth_place nationality party native_name birth_date birthname image article_title name
hwang in september 2009 chosŏn ` gŭl october 10 , 2010 february 17 , 1923 seoul , south korea kangdong county , south pyongan province , japanese korea korean workers ' party of korea -lrb- 1946-1997 -rrb- 황장엽 february 17 , 1923 hwang jang-yop hwang jang yeop.jpg hwang jang-yop
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hwang jang-yop

hwang jang-yop -lrb- hangŭl : 황장엽 ; february 17 , 1923october 10 , 2010 -rrb- was a north korean politician who defected to south korea in 1997 , best known for being , to date , the highest-ranking north korean defector .
he was largely responsible for crafting juche , north korea 's official state ideology .
