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.

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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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Jang Song-thaek alternateName Chang Sŏng-t’aek