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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선인민군 총참모부 |
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| Revised Romanization | Joseoninmingun Chongchammobu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏninmin'gun Ch'ongch'ammobu |
The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of North Korea responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs. The current Chief of the General Staff is Ri Myong-su, (he is also commander-in-chief of KPA Ground Force) who was appointed to the post in February 2016 after the removal of his predecessor, Ri Yong-gil.
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Chiefs of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army[]
| Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선인민군 총참모장 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Joseoninmingun Chongchammojang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏninmin'gun Ch'ongch'ammojang |
| № | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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| 1 | Colonel General Kang Kon (강건) (1918–1950) | February 1948 | September 1950 | 2 years, 7 months | |
| 2 | General Nam Il (남일) (1915–1976) | September 1950 | August 1953 | 2 years, 11 months | |
| 3 | General Kim Kwang-hyop (김광협) (1915–1970) | August 1953 | September 1957 | 4 years, 1 month | |
| 4 | Colonel General Lee Kwon-mu (리권무) (1914–1986?) | September 1957 | July 1959 | 1 year, 10 months | |
| 5 | Colonel General Kim Chang-bong (김창봉) | July 1959 | October 1962 | 3 years, 3 months | |
| 6 | General Choe Kwang (최광) (1918–1997) | October 1962 | December 1968 | 6 years, 2 months | |
| 7 | General O Jin-u (오진우) (1917–1995) | December 1968 | September 1979 | 9 years, 9 months | |
| 8 | General O Kuk-ryol (오극렬) (born 1930) | September 1979 | February 1988 | 9 years, 5 months | |
| (6) | Marshal Choe Kwang (최광) (1918–1997) | February 1988 | October 1995 | 7 years, 8 months | |
| 9 | Vice Marshal Kim Yong-chun (김영춘) (born 1936) | October 1995 | April 2007 | 11 years, 6 months | |
| 10 | General Kim Kyok-sik (김격식) (1938–2015) | April 2007 | February 2009 | 1 year, 10 months | |
| 11 | Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (리영호) (born 1942) | February 2009 | July 2012 | 3 years, 5 months | |
| 12 | Vice Marshal Hyon Yong-chol (현영철) (1949–2015) | July 2012 | May 2013[1] | 10 months | |
| 13 | General Kim Kyok-sik (김격식) (1938–2015) | May 2013 | August 2013[2] | 3 months | |
| 14 | General Ri Yong-gil (리영길) (born 1952) | August 2013 | January 2016[3] | 2 years, 5 months | |
| 15 | Vice Marshal Ri Myong-su (리명수) (born 1937) | February 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 11 months |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "DPRK appoints new chief of army general staff". 19 July 2012. http://www.china.org.cn/world/2012-07/19/content_25953916.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "N. Korea's former armed forces minister posted as chief of KPA general staff". Sina. 22 May 2013. http://english.sina.com/world/p/2013/0521/592605.html. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "North Korea 'executes' army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil". BBC. 10 February 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35543364.
External links[]
- VMar Ri Yong Ho, Gen. Kim Kyok Sik, Kim Yong Chun at the North Korea Leadership Watch
- Kim Jong-un promotes senior military officials
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