Kim Yong-chun

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Kim Yong-chun (4 March 1936 – 16 August 2018) was a North Korean soldier and politician. He was a leader of the North Korean military . He held the North Korean military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal), was Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea , and was Minister of People's Armed Forces . [1] [2] He held a minor post within the Workers Party. [2]

Kim died on 16 August 2018 in Pyongyang from a heart attack at the age of 82. [3]

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  1. <追加>北, 總理에 김영일, 國防委 副委員長에 金榮春 選任 (in Korean) Tongil News
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Top 4 N. Korean Military Officials Fall Victim to Shakeup" . Chosun Ilbo. Nov 30, 2012 . Retrieved 1 December 2012 .
  3. Tertitskiy, Fyodor (17 August 2018). "KPA Marshal Kim Yong Chun dead at 82" . NK News - North Korea News . Retrieved 17 August 2018 .