Jo Myong-rok

Jo Myong-rok
Jo meeting Bill Clinton at the White House, October 2000
First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
In office
1998 – November 2010
ChairmanKim Jong Il
Preceded byO Jin-u
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born12 July 1928
Yonsa County, Kankyōhoku-dō (North Hamgyong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Died6 November 2010(2010-11-06) (aged 82)
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Years of service1950–2010
Rank Ch'asu
(Vice Marshal)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
조명록
Hancha
趙明祿
Revised RomanizationJo Myeong-rok
McCune–ReischauerCho Myŏngrok
Jo Myong-rok, second right (October 2000)

Jo Myong-rok (12 July 1928 – 6 November 2010)[1] was a North Korean military officer who held the military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal). In 1998, he was appointed first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea,[2] Director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau. Previously, he was the commander of the air defence forces.

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  2. ^ "Pyongyang shuffles its military, not policies". Asia Times. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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