Kim Chaek

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Kim Chaek was a prominent North Korean military commander and close ally of Kim Il-sung who played a key leadership role in the early stages of the Korean War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Korean military officer
North Korean politician
person
revolutionary
activeYears 1940s
1950s
allegiance Democratic People’s Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
Korean People's Army
causeOfDeath heart attack
overwork
closeAllyOf Kim Il Sung
surface form: "Kim Il-sung"
commemoratedBy Kim Chaek City
Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex
Kim Chaek University of Technology
countryOfCitizenship North Korea
surface form: "Korea"

North Korea
dateOfBirth 1903-08-14
dateOfDeath 1951-01-31
ethnicGroup Korean
familyName Kim
foughtAlongside Kim Il Sung
surface form: "Kim Il-sung"
gender male
givenName Chaek
honorificTitle revolutionary martyr
ideology Juche
communism
memberOf Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: "Workers’ Party of Korea"
militaryRank general
name Kim Chaek
namedAfter Kim Chaek City
Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex
Kim Chaek University of Technology
nativeName 김책
notableWork leadership in early stages of the Korean War
opposed Republic of Korea Army
surface form: "Republic of Korea forces in the Korean War"

United States forces in the Korean War
participantIn Korean War
anti-Japanese guerrilla movement
placeOfBirth Korea under Japanese rule
North Hamgyong Province
Wonsan
surface form: "Sŏngjin"
placeOfDeath North Korea
Pyongyang
positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of North Korea
Minister of Industry of North Korea
commander in the Korean People’s Army
member of the Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea
residence Pyongyang
roleIn key leadership in early stages of the Korean War

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