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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 the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, North Korean defence minister from 1948 to 1957, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1957 to 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Yong-gon has received more than 19,660 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Choe Yong-gon is the 2,639th most popular politician (down from 2,125th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 11th in 2019) and the 15th 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 2,639 out of 15,577Before him are Quirinius, John I of Aragon, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Manfred Gerlach, and Cola di Rienzo. After him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Emperor Reigen, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Crispus, and Li Peng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Choe Yong-gon ranks 37Before him are Mahavatar Babaji, Chiune Sugihara, W. Edwards Deming, Karl Wolff, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, and Ragnar Granit. After him are Pak Hon-yong, Walther Wenck, Maria of Yugoslavia, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Anna Seghers, and Howard H. Aiken. Among people deceased in 1976, Choe Yong-gon ranks 34Before him are Raymond Queneau, Gustav Heinemann, Josef Albers, Leopold Ružička, Lars Onsager, and Émile Benveniste. After him are Juscelino Kubitschek, Dalton Trumbo, Andrei Grechko, René Cassin, Mitsuo Fuchida, and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Choe Yong-gon ranks 15 out of 146Before him are Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Hwang Jini (1506), Yeon Gaesomun (603), An Jung-geun (1879), U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), and Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Choe Yong-gon ranks 15Before him are Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Yeon Gaesomun (603), U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), and Gongyang of Goryeo (1345).