Kim Pong-ryul ( ko, 김봉률/金奉律 ,born 1918 - died July 1995) was a North Korean general of the

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who served as vice Minister of the People's Armed Forces as well as member of the

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, North Korea's ruling communist party. He held the rank of

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Biography

Kim Pong-ryul participated in the war against Germany as a special armament of the former Soviet artillery during the

Korean war , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

, and returned to North Korea at the end of war in 1953. In December 1972 he was appointed Vice-Chief of the

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. In December 1986 he became a member of the Central Committee of the party and in March 1995, a member of the Central Military Commission, a member of the

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since May 1990. He was also a member of the Supreme People's Assembly for the 3rd, 4th,

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and 9th convocations. On April 20, 1992, he was promoted to the rank of

. He died in July 1995 of 'incurable disease'.인민무력부 부부장 김봉률 사망
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Pong-ryul Members of the Supreme People's Assembly Workers' Party of Korea politicians North Korean generals Korean independence activists 1918 births 1995 deaths People of 88th Separate Rifle Brigade