O Chin-u

O Chin-u
O Chin-u
Chosŏn'gŭl 오진우
Hancha 吳振宇
McCune–Reischauer O Chin-u
Revised Romanization O Jin-u

Marshal O Chin-u (March 8, 1917-February 25, 1995) was a soldier and politician of North Korea. He was the Minister of Armed Forces for many years until his death in February 1995. O was the third most powerful person in North Korea, after Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Very little is known about him except for the fact that he served with Kim Il-sung's partisan unit and eventually rose through the ranks of the North Korean Army. He distinguished himself during the Korean War and was a trusted advisor of the North Korean leader until his death. O died of cancer in 1995, a year after Kim Il-sung.[1] He received medical treatment in France. When he died, Kim Jong-il left the minister’s position vacant for more than seven months before naming a new minister, Choi Kwang.

He was one of two military officers in the North Korean Armed Forces who reached rank of Marshal.

References

  1. ^ WuDunn, Sheryl (February 25). "O Jin U, the Defense Minister Of North Korea, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEEDC1238F935A15751C0A963958260#. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
  • Bradly K. Martin. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: A History of North Korea and the Kim Dynasty. 

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