문 대통령 모친 강한옥 여사 별세,... 현직 대통령 첫 모친상<br /><br />President Moon Jae-in's elderly mother passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92.<br />According to the top office Kang Han-ok... was suffering from a chronic illness and had been hospitalized in Busan, the president's hometown.<br />"President Moon, following the wish of his late mother, will hold a private funeral with family members only. The president has respectfully declined visits by mourners as well as condolence flowers."<br />The president was reportedly present when she passed away.<br />This is the first time in South Korean history that a sitting president's parent has died,.<br />In a social media message this morning, President Moon said he wants to hold a Catholic funeral with family members only,... with a three-day mourning period expected to follow.<br />He asked Blue House officials and politicians not to visit to pay their repects,... and continue to oversee state affairs instead.<br />Born in Hungnam district in North Korea before the Korean War,...Kang supported and raised her children by herself, following the death of her husband in 1978. <br />Moon had previously expressed hopes of visiting North Korea with his mother when the two Koreas reunified. <br />
