Choe Yong-gon
Former Minister of the People's Armed Forces of North Korea
Choe Yong-gon 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... Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1900, Taechon, North Korea
Died: September 19, 1976 (age 76 years), Pyongyang, North Korea
Education: Nankai University
Party: Workers' Party of Korea
Previous offices: Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957–1972) and Minister of the People's Armed Forces of North Korea (1948–1957)