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Jo Myong-rok ( 12 July 1928 – 6 November 2010) was a
, KCNA, 29 September 2010. He was a graduate of the Manchuria Aviation School and Soviet Air Academy. After serving as a pilot in the
Jo Myong-rok ( 12 July 1928 – 6 November 2010) was a North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
n military officer who held the military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal). In 1998, he was appointed first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, Director of the Korean People's Army
The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Korean People's Army Ground Force, Ground Force, the Ko ...
General Political Bureau. Previously, he was the commander of the air defence forces.
Life and career
Jo was born in Yonsa County, North Hamgyong province, on 12 July 1928 and he joined theKorean People's Army
The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Korean People's Army Ground Force, Ground Force, the Ko ...
in December 1950."Profiles of Presidium and Members of Political Bureau", KCNA, 29 September 2010. He was a graduate of the Manchuria Aviation School and Soviet Air Academy. After serving as a pilot in the
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
, Jo was promoted to major general in 1954 and lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
in 1976. Meanwhile, he held other important posts, such as commanding officer of Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
's Air Defence Command (1975–1977), and commanding officer of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
The Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAF; ; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 空軍) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members.6th Party Congress in 1980, Jo Myong-rok was elected both member of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (he was elected an alternate member of the 5th Central Committee in 1975) and the 6th Central Military Commission. In 1992 he was promoted to
Jo Myong-rok, Envoy to U.S From North Korea, Dies at 82
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general
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In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
; in 1994 he was part of Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...
's funeral committee; in 1995 he was promoted to Vice Marshal and director of the KPA General Political Bureau.
He made a key speech commemorating the third anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death in special ceremonies on 8 July 1997. By 1998, when he was also appointed to the position of First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission, he was the second most powerful person in the country, ranking immediately beneath Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
himself. In 2000, he traveled to Washington, D.C.
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, on a goodwill mission. During the visit, he met with President Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
, his counterpart William Cohen, and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
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. He was the first North Korean official to visit the White House or meet a President of the United States
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. The Clinton administration reciprocated by sending Albright to Pyongyang one week later to meet Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
.
Death
On 6 November 2010, Jo died of aheart attack
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at the age of 82, one month after he was elected as member of the Presidium
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of the Political Bureau. His funeral committee was chaired by Kim Jong Il and attended by more than a hundred political and military figures, including Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim ...
and Supreme People's Assembly President Kim Yong-nam. He lay in state in the Central Workers' Hall (home of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea) in Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
and was buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery.
Against expectations, his successor was not elected at the 4th Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the legislature of North Korea. It is ostensibly the highest organ of state power and the only branch of government in North Korea, with all state organs subservient to it under the principle of unified ...
in April 2011. There was speculation that Kim Jong Il was deliberately leaving the post vacant in order to promote his son, Kim Jong Un, when he was ready.
Funeral committee members
Jo's funeral committee consisted of: #Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
# Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim ...
# Kim Yong-nam
# Choe Yong-rim
# Ri Yong-ho
# Kim Yong-chun
# Jon Pyong-ho
# Kim Kuk-thae
# Kim Ki-nam
# Choe Thae-bok
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# Yang Hyong-sop
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# Kang Sok-ju
# Pyon Yong-rip
# Ri Yong-mu
# Ju Sang-song
# Hong Sok-hyong
# Kim Kyong-hui
# Kim Yang-gon
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Early career
Kim Yang-gon started his political career as a vice-director of the party's Internation ...
# Kim Yong-il
# Pak To-chun
# Choe Ryong-hae
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# Jang Song-thaek
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# Ju Kyu-chang
# Ri Thae-nam
# Kim Rak-hui
# Thae Jong-su
# Kim Phyong-hae
# U Tong-chuk
# Kim Jong-gak
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# Kim Chang-sop
# Mun Kyong-dok
# Kim Myong-guk
# Kim Kyong-ok
# Kim Won-hong
# Jong Myong-do
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# Ri Pyong-chol
# Choe Pu-il
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# Kim Yong-chol
# Yun Jong-rin
# Choe Sang-ryo
# Choe Kyong-song
# O Kuk-ryol
# Paek Se-bong
# Hyon Chol-hae
# Ri Myong-su
# Kim Chol-man
# Ri Ul-sol
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# Ri Jong-san
# Jon Jae-son
# Ri Ha-il
# Jong Chang-ryol
# Kim Yun-sim
# Han Tong-gun
# Jo Kyong-chol
# Pak Jae-gyong
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# Pyon In-son
# Kim U-ho
# Kim Thaek-ku
# Choe Se-kwan
# Jong Ho-kyun
# Jon Chang-bok
# O Kum-chol
# Kim Myong-hwan
# Kim Chol
# Kim Su-hak
# Kim In-sik
# Sim Sang-dae
# Tong Yong-il
# Ri Pyong-sam
# Kim Song-dok
# Ri Chang-han
# Ro Hung-se
# Ri Tu-song
# Im Jong-chun
# Kang Phyo-yong
# Kim Hyong-ryong
# Kim Kyok-sik
# Ri Yong-hwan
# Kim Chun-sam
# Ri Yong-gil
# Han Chang-sun
# Hyon Yong-chol
# Yang Tong-hun
# Ri Pong-juk
# Pak Sung-won
# Ri Chun-il
# Ri Thae-sop
# Kim Song-chol
# Jo Song-hwan
# Pak Kwang-chol
# Yun Kyong-so
# Yang In-guk
# Ri Hi-su
# Ri Chol
# O Chol-san
# Son Chong-nam
# Hwang Hong-sik
# Kang Phil-hun
# Kim Chang-su
# Ri Yong-min
# Pak Yong-rae
# Pak Yong-sik
# Kim Su-gil
# Rim Jong-hwan
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# Kim Kyong-chan
# Kim Tong-hwa
# Choe Jae-bok
# Kim Yong-nam
# Ri Jong-rae
# Ju Tong-chol
# Kim Sung-guk
# Ju Sung-nam
# Jong Un-hak
# Cha Myong-song
# Hyon Pyong-mu
# Kim To-un
# Ri Sung-ho
# Pang Chun-san
# Son Chol-ju
# Jon Ha-chol
# Ro Tu-chol
# Pak Su-gil
# Jo Pyong-ju
# Han Kwang-bok
# Kim Yong-dae
# Ryu Mi-yong
# Ri Yong-su
# Choe Hui-jong
# O Il-jong
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O Il-jong was born in 1954 in Pyongyang. A graduate of economics at the Kim Il Sung University and Kim Il Sung Military Universi ...
# Kim Jong-im
# Chae Hui-jong
# Ri Jae-il
# Ri Ryong-ha
# Pak Pong-ju
# Jon Il-chun
# Kim Tong-il
# Han Kwang-sang
# Jong Myong-hak
# Kim Tong-i
# Hong In-pom
# Kang Yang-mo
# Ri Man-gon
# Ro Pae-kwon
# Pak Thae-dok
# Ju Yong-sik
# O Su-yong
# Kwak Pom-ki
# Kim Hi-thaek
# Rim Kyong-man
# Paek Kye-ryong
# Pak Ui-chun
# Kim Hyong-sik
# Kim Thae-bong
# Jon Kil-su
# Ri Mu-yong
# An Jong-su
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# Ri Ryong-nam
# Kim Yong-chin
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# Pak Myong-chol
# Jang Chol
# Kim Ki-ryong
# Kim Pyong-ho
# Cha Sung-su
# Kim Jong-suk
# Ri Yong-chol
# Kim Pyong-ryul
# Jang Pyong-kyu
# Ryang Man-gil
# Song Cha-rip
References
External links
Jo Myong-rok, Envoy to U.S From North Korea, Dies at 82
, - , - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Jo, Myong-rok 1928 births 2010 deaths People from North Hamgyong Province North Korean military personnel of the Korean War Heroes of the Republic (North Korea) Members of the 6th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea