Pak Song-chol
Pak Song-chol | |
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| File:Picture of Pak Song-chol.jpeg | |
| Premier of North Korea | |
| In office 19 April 1976 – 16 December 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Il |
| Succeeded by | Li Jong-ok |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 October 1959 – 1 July 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Nam Il |
| Succeeded by | Ho Dam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1913 Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, Japanese Korea |
| Died | 28 October 2008 (aged 95) Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers Party of Korea |
| Pak Song-chol | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 박성철 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏngch'ŏl |
Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (September 2, 1913[1] – October 28, 2008[2]) was the Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977. He succeeded Kim Il. He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970.
In 1972, as deputy premier, he secretly visited Seoul in the lead-up to the Joint Statement on reunification.[3]
His last public appearance was in September 2003 in the viewing box at the 55th-anniversary commemoration inspection ceremonies in North Korea.
He was one of the oldest former heads of government in the world.
See also
References
- ^ http://unibook.unikorea.go.kr/new2/tongiljeongbo/p_1_detail_view.jsp?code=234
- ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/29/content_10276070.htm
- ^ Oberdorfer, Don; Carlin, Robert (2014). The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History. Basic Books. p. 19. ISBN 9780465031238.
External links
- Obituary in the Korea Times
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