- This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi. A Korean name consists of a Family name followed by a Given name, as used by the Korean people in both North Korea and South Korea Choi, sometimes spelled Choe or Choy, is a common Korean family name.
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Choi Yong-Kun (1900 or 1903 - 1972) was the Korean People's Army chief commander from 1948 to 1953 North Korean defence minister from 1953 to 1957, , and the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, the highest post held by a North Korean politician, from 1957 to his death in 1972. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. The Korean People's Army (short KPA is the Military of North Korea. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA is the Unicameral Parliament of North Korea (DPRK North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia,
Choi Yong-Kun was born in T'aech'ŏn County (泰川郡) in North Pyongan, Korea, in 1900 or 1903. North P'yŏngan ( P'yŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. After having attended two military academies, he fought in the Northern Expedition of 1927 and took part in the Canton Communist riots in December later that year. He led a guerrilla unit against the Japanese after they occupied Manchuria in September 1931. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast
In August 1936, Choi became an officer in the Korean People's Revolutionary Army. Afterwards, he came into more promotions and by February 1948, he was appointed the commander-in-chief for all the armies of the Democratic Republic of Korea. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces He was in fact the senior field commander for all the North Korean armies during the Korean War, from the first invasion of South Korea in June 1950, to the final ceasefire in July 1953. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
After the Korean War ended, Choi was promoted to Vice Marshal and was made the Minister of Defence. A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations In 1957, he was made the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly based in Pyongyang, the highest state post held by a North Korean politician, a post he held from 1957 to his death in 1972. The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA is the Unicameral Parliament of North Korea (DPRK Pyongyang (pʰjʌŋjaŋ is the Capital and largest City of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at.
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| NAME | 최용건 |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 崔庸健 (Hanja), Choe Yonggŏn (McCune-Reischauer), Choi Yong Kun, Choe Yonggeon |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | North Korean military person and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1900 or 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taechon, North Pyongan, North Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1992 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Pyongyang, North Korea |
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