Vice President of North Korea

Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was a political position in North Korea established in 1972, and abolished after the death of Kim Il-sung during the reign of Kim Jong-il.

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In 1972 the Presidency was established, and Kim Il-sung was elected to the position by the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean legislature, on 28 December 1972. The Vice Presidents were also elected by the Assembly.[1] The Vice Presidency has been left vacant since October 1997, when the Presidency was eternally reversed for Kim Il-sung.[2]

List of Vice Presidents of North Korea


Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Vice President Term of office President
1st term (1972-1977)
Choe Yong-gon
(1900–1976)		 28 December 1972[3] December 1974[4] Kim Il-sung

(1912-1994)
Kang Ryang-uk
(1902–1983)		 28 December 1972[5] 15 December 1977
Kim Tong-gyu March 1974[6] 15 December 1977
Kim Il
(1902–1984)		 19 April 1976[7] 15 December 1977
2nd term (1977-1982)
Kim Il
(1902–1984)		 15 December 1977 5 April 1982 Kim Il-sung

(1912-1994)
Pak Song-chol
(1913–2008)		 15 December 1977[8] 5 April 1982
Kang Ryang-uk
(1902–1984)		 15 December 1977 5 April 1982
3rd term (1982-1986)
Kim Il
(1902–1984)		 5 April 1982 25 January 1984[9] Kim Il-sung

(1912-1994)
Pak Song-chol
(1913–2008)		 5 April 1982[10] 29 December 1986
Kang Ryang-uk
(1902–1984)		 5 April 1982 9 January 1983
Rim Chun-chu
(1912–1988)		 April 1983[11] 29 December 1986
Ri Jong-ok
(1905–1999)		 January 1984[12] 29 December 1986
4th term (1986-1990)
Pak Song-chol
(1913–2008)		 29 December 1986[13] 24 May 1990 Kim Il-sung

(1912-1994)
Rim Chun-chu
(1912–1988)		 29 December 1986 27 April 1988[14]
Ri Jong-ok
(1905–1999)		 29 December 1986[15] 24 May 1990
5th term (1990-1994)
Pak Song-chol
(1913–2008)		 24 May 1990[16] 5 September 1998 Kim Il-sung

(1912-1994)
Ri Jong-ok
(1905–1999)		 24 May 1990[17] 5 September 1998
Kim Yong-ju
(born 1920)		 11 November 1993[18] 5 September 1998
Kim Pyong-sik
(1919-1999)		 11 November 1993[19] 5 September 1998
Vacancy (1994-1998)
Pak Song-chol
(1913–2008)		 24 May 1990[20] 5 September 1998 Vacant
(1994-1998)
Ri Jong-ok
(1905–1999)		 24 May 1990[21] 5 September 1998
Kim Yong-ju
(born 1920)		 11 November 1993[22][23] 5 September 1998
Kim Pyong-sik
(1919-1999)		 11 November 1993[24] 5 September 1998

See also

References
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  2. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c054551470
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  4. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435024020059
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  6. "Kim Tong-gyu". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. "Kim Il". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435024019861
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  11. "Rim Chun-chu". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  14. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/28/obituaries/rim-chun-chu-north-korean-official.html
  15. "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  16. "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  18. "Kim Yong-ju". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  19. "Kim Pyong-sik". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  20. "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  21. "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  22. "Kim Yong-ju". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  23. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/12/11/Kim-Il-Sungs-brother-elected-North-Korean-vice-president/9854755586000/
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