fbpx
Wikipedia

Ri Je-gang

Ri Je-gang (1930 – 2 June 2010) was a North Korean politician.[2]

Ri Je-gang
Chosŏn'gŭl
리제강
Hancha
李濟剛[1]
Revised RomanizationRi Je-gang
McCune–ReischauerRi Jegang

Career edit

Ri studied at Kim Il-sung University. He was elevated to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 1973 as head of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD); Kim Jong-il's takeover of the bureau later that year set the stage for his friendship with Ri. He became a deputy chief of the same bureau as well as Kim's personal secretary in 1982; he was elevated to first deputy chief in 1999.[3] He had a long rivalry with Jang Sung-taek.[2]

Ri reportedly directed many of the purges of senior government officials which took place during Kim Jong-il's reign. Ri reportedly imposed capital punishment on many of those purged, in spite of recommendations from his subordinates for lesser punishments such as reeducation.[4]

Death edit

Ri died due to injuries sustained in a car crash; there were different theories about the cause, including speculation that it may have been foul play.[2] In particular, Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University called the death suspicious, pointing to the lack of traffic in North Korea, and described the death as "part of a long tradition" of politicians being killed in mysterious traffic incidents.[5] In contrast, North Korea analyst Lee Sang-hyun of the Sejong Institute suspected a more innocent explanation, that Ri may have been driving under the influence of alcohol after returning from a party held by Kim Jong-il, and found himself unable to control his vehicle on poorly lit and poorly maintained roads.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ 安勇炫 (2010-06-04), "北韓勞動党第一副部長李濟剛車禍喪生", Chosun Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-08
  2. ^ a b c d Choe, Sang-hun (2010-06-05), "N. Korea Reports Death of Official Guiding Succession", The New York Times, retrieved 2010-06-08
  3. ^ Profile: Ri Je-gang, Korean Broadcasting System, retrieved 2010-06-08
  4. ^ , Mainichi Shimbun, 2 May 2012, archived from the original on 15 June 2012, retrieved 5 December 2015
  5. ^ Lankov, Andrei (2010-06-16), , Asia Times Online, archived from the original on 2010-06-18, retrieved 2010-06-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


gang, this, korean, name, family, name, 1930, june, 2010, north, korean, politician, chosŏn, gŭl리제강hancha李濟剛, revised, romanizationmccune, reischauerri, jegangcareer, editri, studied, sung, university, elevated, central, committee, workers, party, korea, 1973,. In this Korean name the family name is Ri Ri Je gang 1930 2 June 2010 was a North Korean politician 2 Ri Je gangChosŏn gŭl리제강Hancha李濟剛 1 Revised RomanizationRi Je gangMcCune ReischauerRi JegangCareer editRi studied at Kim Il sung University He was elevated to the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea WPK in 1973 as head of the Organization and Guidance Department OGD Kim Jong il s takeover of the bureau later that year set the stage for his friendship with Ri He became a deputy chief of the same bureau as well as Kim s personal secretary in 1982 he was elevated to first deputy chief in 1999 3 He had a long rivalry with Jang Sung taek 2 Ri reportedly directed many of the purges of senior government officials which took place during Kim Jong il s reign Ri reportedly imposed capital punishment on many of those purged in spite of recommendations from his subordinates for lesser punishments such as reeducation 4 Death editRi died due to injuries sustained in a car crash there were different theories about the cause including speculation that it may have been foul play 2 In particular Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University called the death suspicious pointing to the lack of traffic in North Korea and described the death as part of a long tradition of politicians being killed in mysterious traffic incidents 5 In contrast North Korea analyst Lee Sang hyun of the Sejong Institute suspected a more innocent explanation that Ri may have been driving under the influence of alcohol after returning from a party held by Kim Jong il and found himself unable to control his vehicle on poorly lit and poorly maintained roads 2 References edit 安勇炫 2010 06 04 北韓勞動党第一副部長李濟剛車禍喪生 Chosun Ilbo retrieved 2010 06 08 a b c d Choe Sang hun 2010 06 05 N Korea Reports Death of Official Guiding Succession The New York Times retrieved 2010 06 08 Profile Ri Je gang Korean Broadcasting System retrieved 2010 06 08 North Korean Leader Redeems Honor Of Six Purged Senior Officials Mainichi Shimbun 2 May 2012 archived from the original on 15 June 2012 retrieved 5 December 2015 Lankov Andrei 2010 06 16 Son rising for a post Dear Leader era Asia Times Online archived from the original on 2010 06 18 retrieved 2010 06 19 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint unfit URL link nbsp nbsp This article about a North Korean politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ri Je gang amp oldid 1088853128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.