Choe Yong-gon

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North Korean politician military officer person

Choe Yong-gon was a North Korean military leader and politician who served as the country’s defense minister and later as its nominal head of state during the mid-20th century.

Aliases (2)

Choe Yong Gon ×1
Choe Yong-kon ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	North Korean politician → military officer → person →
allegiance	Korean People’s Army → Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army → People’s Liberation Army →
alternateName	Choe Yong Gon → Choe Yong-kon →
awardReceived	Hero of the Republic (North Korea) → Order of Kim Il Sung → Order of the National Flag →
birthDate	1900-06-21 →
closeAllyOf	Kim Il Sung →
countryOfCitizenship	Korea → North Korea →
deathDate	1976-09-19 →
gender	male →
ideology	Juche → communism →
languageOfWorkOrName	Korean →
memberOf	Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea → Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea → Supreme People’s Assembly → Workers’ Party of Korea →
militaryRank	Vice Marshal →
name	Choe Yong-gon →
nativeNameLanguage	ko →
notableFor	serving as North Korea’s defense minister → serving as nominal head of state of North Korea in the mid-20th century →
officeEndTime	1957-02-11 → 1972-12-25 →
officeStartTime	1953-02-04 → 1957-09-20 →
participatedIn	Chinese Civil War → Korean War → Second Sino-Japanese War → anti-Japanese guerrilla activities →
placeOfBirth	Korean Empire → North Pyongan Province → Taechon County →
placeOfDeath	North Korea → Pyongyang →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea → Minister of National Defence of North Korea → Vice Premier of North Korea → head of state of North Korea →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Choe Yong-gon ("Choe Yong-kon") → Choe Yong-gon ("Choe Yong Gon") →	alternateName
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → Battle of Pusan Perimeter →	commander
Choe Yong-gon →	name
Busan Perimeter →	opposingCommander