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O Chin-u (March 8, 1917-February 25, 1995) was a soldier and politician of North Korea. He was the Minister of Armed Forces for many years until his death in February 1995. O was the third most powerful person in North Korea, after Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. Very little is known about him except for the fact that he served with Kim Il Sung's partisan unit and eventually rose through the ranks of the N. Korean Army. He distinguished himself during the Korean War and was a trusted Advisor of the N. Korean Leader until his death. O died of cancer in 1995, a year after Kim Il Sung.[1] He received medical treatment in France. When he died, Kim Jong Il left the minister’s position vacant for more than seven months before naming a new minister, Choi Kwang.
[edit] References
- ^ WuDunn, Sheryl. "O Jin U, the Defense Minister Of North Korea, Is Dead at 77", The New York Times, February 25. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- Bradly K. Martin. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: A History of North Korea and the Kim Dynasty.
[edit] External links
- O Jin U. Private Institute for Korean Studies in Japan. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
