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Choe Yong-gon

1900 - 1976

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Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최용건; 21 June 1900 – 19 September 1976) was a North Korean military officer and politician. He served as the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, and then as defence minister from 1948 to 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Yong-gon has received more than 19,989 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Choe Yong-gon is the 2,171st most popular politician (up from 2,631st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 15th in 2019) and the 12th most popular North Korean Politician.

Choe Yong-gon is most famous for his involvement in the Gwangju Uprising. He was a military general who commanded South Korean troops to quell the uprising.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Choe Yong-gon ranks 2,171 out of 19,576. Before him are Teia, Gianni Agnelli, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Pedro V of Portugal, and Julius Martov. After him are Julia Drusilla, Charles Martel of Anjou, Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, Elizabeth of Portugal, Choi Kyu-hah, and Lucius Cornelius Cinna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Choe Yong-gon ranks 30. Before him are Giorgos Seferis, Hans Adolf Krebs, Richard Kuhn, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Kurt Weill, and Jan Oort. After him are Arno Breker, Karl Wolff, Pak Hon-yong, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Chiune Sugihara, and Walther Wenck. Among people deceased in 1976, Choe Yong-gon ranks 26. Before him are Eyvind Johnson, Benjamin Britten, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Leopold Ružička, Zhu De, and Raymond Queneau. After him are Trofim Lysenko, Gustav Heinemann, Alexander Calder, Rudolf Bultmann, Juscelino Kubitschek, and Dalton Trumbo.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Choe Yong-gon ranks 12 out of 162. Before him are Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), and Kim Jong-suk (1919). After him are Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Hwang Jini (1506), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Sun Myung Moon (1920), and Kim Koo (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Choe Yong-gon ranks 12. Before him are Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), and Kim Jong-suk (1919). After him are Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Kim Koo (1876), U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), and Yeon Gaesomun (603).

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