List of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un

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

2012

• Kim Chol was a Vice Minister of the Army until he was executed, allegedly by mortar bombardment.[1]
• Ri Yong-ho was the Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army until he was allegedly removed and executed.[1]
• Ri Kwang-gon was the Governor of the North Korean Central Bank until he was allegedly removed and executed.[1]

2013

• Jang Song-thaek was Kim Jong-un's uncle and the Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea until his execution in 2013.[2]
• Ri Ryong-ha was the first deputy director of the Administrative Department of the Workers' Party of Korea and an aide to Jang Song-thaek.[2]
• Jang Su-gil was a deputy director of the Administrative Department.[2]
• Jon Yong-jin was the North Korean Ambassador to Cuba until he was executed in 2013.[3][4]

2014

• O Sang-hon was the deputy security minister in the Ministry of Public Security in the government of North Korea who was reportedly killed in a political purge in 2014. According to sources quoted by the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, O Sang-hon was executed by flamethrower for his role in supporting Kim Jong-un's uncle Jang Song-thaek.[5][6]
• Pak Chun-hong was the Deputy Director of the Korean Worker's Party Administration Department until he was purged.[7]

2015

• Choe Yong-gon was the Deputy Minister of Construction and Building Material Industries until his execution in 2015.[8]

See also

• Assassination of Kim Jong-nam

References

1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9630509/North-Korean-army-minister-executed-with-mortar-round.html
2. Keck, Zachary (24 December 2013). "Kim Jong-Un was "Very Drunk" When Executions Began". The Diplomat. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
3. "Kim Jong-un 'executes direct relations of purged uncle'".
4. "North Korea appoints new ambassador to Cuba - NK News - North Korea News". 18 May 2014.
5. Julian Ryall (7 April 2014). "North Korean official 'executed by flame-thrower'". The Daily Telegraph.
6. "N.Korea Shuts Down Jang Song-taek's Department". Chosun Ilbo. 7 April 2014.
7. "North Korea embarks on Internet purge of executed official". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
8. "North Korea vice-premier Choe Yong-gon 'executed'". BBC News. 14 August 2015.