| O Chin-u | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 오진우 |
| Hancha | 吳振宇 |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Chin-u |
| Revised Romanization | O Jin-u |
Marshal 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 North Korean Army. He distinguished himself during the Korean War and was a trusted advisor of the North 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.
He was one of three military officers in the North Korean Armed Forces who reached rank of Marshal with the title "Marshal of the Korean People's Army" .