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Jo Myong-rok | |
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First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission | |
In office 1998 – November 2010 | |
Chairman | Kim Jong Il |
Preceded by | O Jin-u |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 July 1928 Yonsa County, Kankyōhoku-dō (North Hamgyong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | 6 November 2010 | (aged 82)
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Years of service | 1950–2010 |
Rank | Ch'asu (Vice Marshal) |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 조명록 |
Hancha | 趙明祿 |
Revised Romanization | Jo Myeong-rok |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Myŏngrok |
Jo Myong-rok (12 July 1928 – 6 November 2010)[1] was a North Korean 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,[2] Director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau. Previously, he was the commander of the air defence forces.
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