List of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un
This is a list of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un since he came into power in North Korea in December 2011.
2012
- Kim Chol was a Vice Minister of the Army until he was executed; an anonymous South Korean source claims he was 'obliterated by a mortar round'.[1]
- Ri Yong-ho was the Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army until he was allegedly removed and executed.[2]
- Ri Kwang-gon was the Governor of the North Korean Central Bank until he was allegedly removed and executed.[2]
2013
- Jang Song-thaek was Kim Jong-un's uncle and the Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea until his execution in 2013.[3][4]
- Ri Ryong-ha was the first deputy director of the Administrative Department of the Workers' Party of Korea and an aide to Jang Song-thaek.[5]
- Jang Su-gil was a deputy director of the Administrative Department before his arrest and alleged execution.[5]
- Jon Yong-jin was the North Korean Ambassador to Cuba until his removal in December 2013. South Korean news reported that he was executed.[6][7]
2014
- O Sang-hon was the deputy security minister in the Ministry of Public Security in the government of North Korea who was reportedly killed in a political purge in 2014. According to sources quoted by the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, O Sang-hon was executed by flamethrower for his role in supporting Kim Jong-un's uncle Jang Song-thaek.[8][9]
- Pak Chun-hong was the deputy director of the Korean Worker's Party Administration Department until he was purged.[10]
2015
- Choe Yong-gon was the Deputy Minister of Construction and Building Material Industries until his execution in 2015.[11]
See also
References
- "Army Official Reportedly Executed For Drinking During Mourning Period For Kim Jong Il". HuffPost. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- "North Korean army minister 'executed with mortar round'".
- "North Korea executes Kim Jong-un's uncle as 'traitor'". the Guardian. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- "Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed". KCNA Watch. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- "Jong-un drunk when he ordered some purges". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- "Kim Jong-un 'executes direct relations of purged uncle'".
- "North Korea appoints new ambassador to Cuba - NK News - North Korea News". 18 May 2014.
- Julian Ryall (7 April 2014). "North Korean official 'executed by flame-thrower'". The Daily Telegraph.
- "N.Korea Shuts Down Jang Song-taek's Department". Chosun Ilbo. 7 April 2014.
- "North Korea embarks on Internet purge of executed official". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "North Korea vice-premier Choe Yong-gon 'executed'". BBC News. 14 August 2015.
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