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This is a list of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un since he came into power in
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in December 2011.


2012

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Kim Chol Kim Chol (, born c. 1960) worked as a Vice Minister in the North Korean Army. He was allegedly purged and executed in spectacular fashion for “drinking and carousing” during the period of mourning for Kim Jong-il. South Korean media repor ...
was a Vice Minister of the Army until he was executed; an anonymous South Korean source claims he was 'obliterated by a mortar round'. * Ri Yong-ho was the
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of the
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until he was allegedly removed and executed. * Ri Kwang-gon was the Governor of the North Korean Central Bank until he was allegedly removed and executed.


2013

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Jang Song-thaek Jang Song-thaek (January or February 1946 – 12 December 2013) was a leading figure in the government of North Korea. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, the only daughter of North Korean Premier Kim Il-sung and his first wife Kim Jong-suk, and on ...
was Kim Jong-un's uncle and the Vice Chairman of the
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until his execution in 2013. * Ri Ryong-ha was the first deputy director of the Administrative Department of the
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and an aide to Jang Song-thaek. * Jang Su-gil was a deputy director of the Administrative Department before his arrest and alleged execution. *Jon Yong-jin was the North Korean Ambassador to
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until his removal in December 2013. South Korean news reported that he was executed.


2014

*O Sang-hon was the deputy security minister in the Ministry of Public Security in the government of
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who was reportedly killed in a political purge in 2014. According to sources quoted by the South Korean newspaper ''
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'', O Sang-hon was executed by flamethrower for his role in supporting Kim Jong-un's uncle
Jang Song-thaek Jang Song-thaek (January or February 1946 – 12 December 2013) was a leading figure in the government of North Korea. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, the only daughter of North Korean Premier Kim Il-sung and his first wife Kim Jong-suk, and on ...
. * Pak Chun-hong was the deputy director of the
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Administration Department until he was purged.


2015

* Choe Yong-gon was the Deputy Minister of Construction and Building Material Industries until his execution in 2015.


See also

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Assassination of Kim Jong-nam On 13 February 2017, the eldest son of Kim Jong-il and half-brother of Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam, was attacked with the nerve agent VX at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. He had been exiled from North Korea in 2003 and had been ...


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