Jon Yong-jin

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Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl 전영진
Revised
Romanization 		Jeon Yeong-jin
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chŏn Yŏngjin

Jon Yong-jin († 2014 ) was a North Korean politician and North Korean ambassador to Cuba . He was married to Jang Kye-sun, the older sister of Jang Song-thaek , who was executed in December . As part of a wave of purges carried out by Kim Jong-un among close confidants and employees of Jang Song-thaek, he and his wife were sentenced to the death penalty and executed together with Jang's former deputy O Sang-hon .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ N. Korea Shuts Down Jang Song-taek's Department . Chosun Ilbo , April 7, 2014.
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Jon is the family name here, Yong-jin is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Jon, Yong-jin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 전영진 (Korean, Hangeul); Jeon, Yeong-jin (Revised Romanization); Chŏn, Yŏngjin (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Korean politician, ambassador to Cuba
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 2014