Yon Hyong-muk
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 연형묵 |
| Hancha | 延 亨 黙 |
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Revised Romanization |
Yeon Hyeong-muk |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Yon Hyongmuk |
Yon Hyong-muk (born November 3, 1931 in Kyŏngwŏn -gun, Hamgyŏng-pukto ; † October 23, 2005 ) was a politician from North Korea .
Life
Yon Hyong-muk was the son of a partisan fighting against Japanese colonial rule in Korea . His family thus belonged to the leadership elite in the North Korean social hierarchy. Yon was an important politician in the Ministry of Defense, where he was responsible for the administration of the defense industry. He was considered a close confidante of the ruler Kim Jong-il, second in command of the army after the dictator. He was Prime Minister of the country from 1988 to 1992 , in that capacity he led a group that signed some treaties with South Korea . This included an agreement to prevent nuclear rearmament on the Korean Peninsula, but this had only minor effects. In 1992 he was deposed in connection with the food crisis in North Korea and sent to Chagang-do Province , where he headed the local party organization. He later returned to the capital, Pyongyang , where he accepted a post on the Defense Commission of the Labor Party of Korea .
He presumably died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 73. He was thus the third high-ranking politician to die in the mid-2000s, so that it was speculated that a generation change in government could take place faster than generally expected. Rumors circulated that Yon was murdered at Kim Jong-il's instigation because he had openly criticized the head of state's policies in connection with the poor economic situation in North Korea.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Yon, Hyong-muk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 연형묵 (Hangeul); 延 亨 黙 (Hanja) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North Korean politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyŏngwŏn , Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2005 |