Kim Il-chol
Kim Il-chol | |
Kim Il-chol in 1995 | |
Korean name | |
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 김일철 |
Hancha | 金鎰喆 |
Revised Romanization | Kim Il-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ilch'ŏl |
Kim Il-chol (김일철, 1933 – September 2023) was a North Korean military officer who was a member of the National Defence Commission[1] and Minister for Defence.[2]
Kim was born in Pyongyang in 1933.[3] He graduated from Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and the Soviet Union Naval Academy.[3] Although the North Korean Army mainly depends on ground troops, Admiral Kim, who was commander of the Korean People's Navy since 1982,[4] was in 1998 installed in the highest military position, the Minister of the People's Armed Forces. This filled a vacancy left by Choe Kwang, who died in February 1997, and indicated that he was fully trusted by Kim Jong-Il. Kim Il-chol participated as a senior delegate in the inter-Korean defense minister’s meeting held for the first time since the division of the Korean peninsula in September 2000.[5]
Kim was appointed to the National Defence Commission in 1988. He was removed from all positions in 2010, reportedly due to his advanced age.[1]
Kim was a member of the Korea-China Association for Civil Exchange Promotion.[6]
Kim was awarded the Hero of the Republic, Order of Kim Il-sung, and the Order of the National Flag (1st Class).[7]
Kim died in September 2023, at the age of 90.[8]
References
- ^ a b Kim, Sam (14 May 2010). "N. Korea announces removal of senior official citing age". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ Branford, Becky (16 January 2009). "Who will succeed N Korea's Kim Jong-il?". BBC News. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Kim Il-chol". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Gause, Ken E. (2006). North Korean Civil-Military Trends: Military-First Politics to a Point (PDF). Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute. pp. 21–22. ISBN 1-58487-257-8.
- ^ Lim Jae-hyoung (2002). "The Power Hierarchy: North Korean Foreign Policy-Making Process" (PDF). East Asian Review. 14 (2): 89–106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Manoeuvres to Concoct "Human Rights Virus" Are Doomed to Failure". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea). Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ 북한 김일철 전 인민무력부장 '신미리애국열사릉'에 안장 (in Korean)
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- Choe Yong-gon (1948–50)
- Kim Il Sung (1950–91)
- Kim Jong Il (1991–2011)
- Kim Jong Un (2011–present)
- Choe Yong-gon (1948–57)
- Kim Kwang-hyop (1957–62)
- Kim Chang-bong (1962–68)
- Choe Hyon (1968–76)
- O Jin-u (1976–95)
- Choe Kwang (1995–97)
- Kim Il-chol (1997–2009)
- Kim Yong-chun (2009–12)
- Kim Jong-gak (2012)
- Kim Kyok-sik (2012–13)
- Jang Jong-nam (2013–14)
- Hyon Yong-chol (2014–15)
- Unknown (2015)
- Pak Yong-sik (2015–18)
- No Kwang-chol (2018–19)
- Kim Jong-gwan (2019–21)
- Ri Yong-gil (2021–22)
- Kang Sun-nam (2023–present)
- Kang Kon (1948–50)
- Nam Il (1950–53)
- Kim Kwang-hyop (1953–57)
- Lee Kwon-mu (1957–59)
- Kim Chang-bong (1959–62)
- Choe Kwang (1962–68)
- O Jin-u (1968–79)
- O Kuk-ryol (1979–88)
- Choe Kwang (1988–95)
- Kim Yong-chun (1995–2007)
- Kim Kyok-sik (2007–09)
- Ri Yong-ho (2009–12)
- Hyon Yong-chol (2012–13)
- Kim Kyok-sik (2013)
- Ri Yong-gil (2013–16)
- Ri Myong-su (2016–18)
- Ri Yong-gil (2018–19)
- Pak Jong-chon (2019–21)
- Rim Kwang-il (2021–22)
- Ri Thae-sop (2022)
- Park Su-il (2022–23)
- Ri Yong-gil (2023–present)
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