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Choe Thae-bok

1930 - 2024

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Choe Thae-bok (Korean: 최태복; 1 December 1930 – 20 January 2024) was a North Korean politician. He was a member of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea, and was chairman (speaker) of the Supreme People's Assembly for nearly 21 years, from 1998 to 2019. He was considered an advisor to Kim Jong Il, as well as a popular member of the core leadership. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Thae-bok has received more than 68,863 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Choe Thae-bok is the 7,819th most popular politician, the 64th most popular biography from North Korea and the 50th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Choe Thae-bok ranks 7,819 out of 19,576. Before him are Lew Sapieha, Mstislav Mstislavich, Antalcidas, Ngô Đình Nhu, Mátyás Szűrös, and Salih Muslim. After him are Demetrios Palaiologos, Godan Khan, Eulji Mundeok, Otto Wächter, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Mustafa Tlass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Choe Thae-bok ranks 150. Before him are Tanya Savicheva, Stephen Sondheim, Philippe Leroy, Stephen Smale, Tony Lip, and Tom Wolfe. After him are Manuel Marulanda, Viktor Tikhonov, José Águas, Anthony Steffen, Ilon Wikland, and Giuliano Montaldo. Among people deceased in 2024, Choe Thae-bok ranks 120. Before him are Bernd Hölzenbein, Leif Segerstam, Frans de Waal, Bill Viola, Vaino Väljas, and Philippe Leroy. After him are James Herbert Brennan, Jürgen Moltmann, Antonio Skármeta, Sergei Novikov, Rosie Reyes, and Frans Janssens.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Choe Thae-bok ranks 64 out of 162. Before him are Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo (1018), Kim Sung-gan (1912), Kang Song-san (1931), Ri Jong-ok (1916), Seonjong of Goryeo (1049), and Heonjong of Goryeo (1084). After him are Eulji Mundeok (550), Uijong of Goryeo (1127), Myeongjong of Goryeo (1131), Pak Doo-ik (1943), Gangjong of Goryeo (1152), and Kim Tok-hun (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Choe Thae-bok ranks 50. Before him are Hyon Yong-chol (1949), Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo (1018), Kang Song-san (1931), Ri Jong-ok (1916), Seonjong of Goryeo (1049), and Heonjong of Goryeo (1084). After him are Eulji Mundeok (550), Uijong of Goryeo (1127), Myeongjong of Goryeo (1131), Gangjong of Goryeo (1152), Kim Tok-hun (1961), and Sinjong of Goryeo (1144).

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