Kim Il-chol

Kim Il-chol (김일철, born 1933) is a former member of the North Korean National Defence Commission of North Korea[1] and former Minister for Defence.[2]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Il-chol
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김일철
Hancha
Revised RomanizationKim Ilch'ŏl
McCune–ReischauerKim Il-cheol

He 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 installed in the highest military position of the head of the Minister of the People's Armed Forces in 1998, filling a vacancy left by Choe Kwang, who died in February 1997, something that 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]

References
  1. Kim, Sam (14 May 2010). "N. Korea announces removal of senior official citing age". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. Branford, Becky (16 January 2009). "Who will succeed N Korea's Kim Jong-il?". BBC News. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  3. "Kim Il-chol". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. North Korean Civil-Military Trends: Military-First Politics to a Point
  5. 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.
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