O Kuk-ryol
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o-kuk-ryol-177-4519154
title:
O Kuk-ryol
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O Keuk-ryol was a North Korean military general. He was Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 1979 to 1988. He also served as vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, head of the Operations Department from April 2009 to June 2016. Foreign observers referred to O as the second most powerful man in North Korea. A childhood friend of Kim Jong Il, O was one of Kim's allies elected to the Politburo in 1980. He later led North Korean programs for cyberwarfare,
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North Korean politician and general (1930–2023)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Kuk-ryol
date created:
2010-09-22T22:24:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:04:28Z
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