| Kang Haeng-suk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kang Haeng-suk | |
| Hangul | 강행숙 [1] |
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| Hanja | 姜幸淑 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Haeng-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Haeng-suk |
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