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Kim Yong-chol

1946 - Today

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Kim Yong-chol (Korean: 김영철; born 1946) is a North Korean general and politician. From February 2009 to January 2016 he was the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's primary intelligence service. From 2016 to 2019, and again from 2021 to 2022, he served as the head of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Yong-chol has received more than 224,994 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Yong-chol is the 13,889th most popular politician, the 103rd most popular biography from North Korea and the 76th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Yong-chol ranks 13,889 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmose Inhapy, Khosrov III the Small, Sergey Aksyonov, Ali ibn Umar, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine, and Paul Passy. After him are Ramsewak Shankar, Hamilton Mourão, Else Krüger, Kim Boo-kyum, Liu Yunshan, and Hussain Hotak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Kim Yong-chol ranks 452. Before him are Juan Pons, Bernard Dowiyogo, Natalya Arinbasarova, Noddy Holder, Erkki Tuomioja, and Pauline Nyiramasuhuko. After him are Nikolai Burlyayev, Michael Green, Graham Gouldman, Eddy Treijtel, Gunder Bengtsson, and Vladimir Bortko.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Yong-chol ranks 103 out of 162. Before him are Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Yang Song-guk (1944), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Kim Sowol (1902), Kim Ok (1964), and Lee Hoi-chang (1935). After him are Choe Son-hui (1964), Kwon Ki-ok (1901), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Thae Yong-ho (1962), and Ri Yong-ho (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kim Yong-chol ranks 76. Before him are Chadae of Goguryeo (71), Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Paek Nam-sun (1929), and Lee Hoi-chang (1935). After him are Choe Son-hui (1964), Kwon Ki-ok (1901), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Thae Yong-ho (1962), Han Pil-hwa (1942), and Chang Sang (1939).

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