List of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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 Workers' Party Administration Department until he was purged.[10]
2015[edit]
- Choe Yong-gon was the Deputy Minister of Construction and Building Material Industries until his execution in 2015.[11]
2016[edit]
- Hwang Min was a former agriculture minister, executed by anti-aircraft gun at a military academy in Pyongyang in August, 2016. [12]
- Ri Yong-jin was a senior official at the education ministry, executed by anti-aircraft gun at a military academy in Pyongyang in August, 2016. [13]
2022[edit]
- Ri Yong-ho was reportedly executed in summer 2021 apparently due to the defection of the DPRK's Deputy Ambassador to the UK. Ri was also reportedly executed along with five other Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. [14][15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Army Official Reportedly Executed For Drinking During Mourning Period For Kim Jong Il". HuffPost. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jong-un drunk when he ordered some purges". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 23 December 2013. 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.
- ↑ "North Korea executes officials with anti-aircraft gun in new purge – report". The Guardian. 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "North Korea executes officials with anti-aircraft gun in new purge – report". The Guardian. 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Former N.K. Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho likely executed last year: report". 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "北朝鮮、李容浩元外相を処刑か…在英国大使館勤務経験の外務省関係者らも". 4 January 2023.
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