Chang Sŏng-t’aek
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Chang Sŏng-t’aek was a powerful North Korean politician and uncle by marriage to Kim Jong-un who was once considered the country’s second-most influential figure before his dramatic purge and execution in 2013.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Korean politician
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-02-06 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
attempting to overthrow the state
ⓘ
treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfPurge | 2013-12-08 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2013-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kim Il-sung University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moscow State University ⓘ |
| era |
Kim Jong-il era
ⓘ
early Kim Jong-un era ⓘ |
| executedBy | North Korean government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
Juche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songun politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic policy in North Korea
ⓘ
relations with China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a key power broker in Pyongyang
ⓘ
managing economic projects and joint ventures ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | state execution ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Defence Commission of North Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workers’ Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Chang Sŏng-t’aek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jang Song Taek NERFINISHED ⓘ Jang Song-thaek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being considered the second-most powerful figure in North Korea
ⓘ
being uncle by marriage to Kim Jong-un ⓘ purge and execution in 2013 ⓘ |
| partOf | Kim family inner circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kangwon Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | ruling elite of North Korea ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Administrative Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea
ⓘ
Member of the Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea ⓘ Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission ⓘ Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea ⓘ Vice Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purgedFrom |
Workers’ Party of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
all positions of power in North Korea ⓘ |
| relative |
Kim Jong-il
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kim Jong-un NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Kyong-hui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Pyongyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Kim Kyong-hui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialType | show trial ⓘ |
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