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Vice
Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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1364:Marshals of the Korean People's Army
245:The rank is often transliterated as
1176:Marshal of the Korean People's Army
1057:Marshal of the Korean People's Army
732:Marshal of the Korean People's Army
465:Marshal of the Korean People's Army
431:Marshal of the Korean People's Army
368:Marshal of the Korean People's Army
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261:List of North Korean vice-marshals
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1584:Military ranks of North Korea
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16:Military rank in North Korea
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215:, often translated as
240:emblem of North Korea
154:Revised Romanization
74:Korean People's Army
467:on 8 October 1995.
433:on 8 October 1995.
234:The insignia for a
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1059:on 14 April 2016.
965:27 September 2010
734:on 14 April 2016.
370:on 20 April 1992.
333:Date of promotion
282:Date of promotion
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1240:Army General
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1208:Army General
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1174:Promoted to
1171:23 May 2020
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26:Vice-Marshal
22:
1545:Ri Yong-gil
1530:Ri Myong-su
1500:Jang Song-u
1485:Ri Jong-san
1475:Jon Jae-son
1470:Kim Il-chol
1455:Kim Ik-hyon
1430:Choe In-dok
1354:Kim Jong Un
1349:Kim Jong Il
1344:Kim Il Sung
1257:Ri Yong-gil
1238:Demoted to
1206:Demoted to
1137:Ri Myong-su
1089:Demoted to
924:Jang Song-u
837:Ri Jong-san
779:Jon Jae-son
749:Kim Il-chol
627:Kim Ik-hyon
482:Choe In-dok
213:North Korea
201::
191::
59:North Korea
1505:Ri Yong-ho
1495:Ri Yong-mu
1377:Choe Kwang
1276:References
1266:born 1955
1146:born 1934
1117:born 1949
1020:born 1950
991:born 1941
962:born 1942
953:Ri Yong-ho
895:Ri Yong-mu
788:born 1940
448:Choe Kwang
122:Chosŏn'gŭl
1480:Pak Ki-so
1382:Ri Ul-sol
808:Pak Ki-so
414:Ri Ul-sol
80:Formation
1578:Category
1465:Ri Ha-il
1440:Ri Tu-ik
1425:Ju To-il
686:Ri Ha-il
540:Ri Tu-ik
385:Ju To-il
324:조선인민군 차수
1372:O Jin-u
351:O Jin-u
222:Daejang
105:Daejang
47:Country
336:Notes
285:Notes
247:ch'asu
197:;
189:Korean
184:Ch'asu
174:Ch'asu
138:Hancha
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40:Ch'asu
23:Ch'asu
1290:Chasu
251:chasu
236:chasu
228:Wonsu
199:Hanja
160:Chasu
116:Chasu
93:Wonsu
83:1953
1263:리명수
1231:권영진
1199:김정관
1167:박정천
1143:리명수
1114:황병서
1080:현영철
1046:현철해
1017:최룡해
988:김정각
959:리영호
930:장성우
901:리용무
872:김룡연
843:리종산
814:박기서
785:전재선
755:김일철
721:김영춘
692:리하일
662:조명록
633:김익현
604:김광진
575:김봉률
546:리두익
517:백학림
488:최인덕
420:리을설
391:주도일
357:오진우
306:최용건
257:).
211:of
1580::
454:최광
255:자수
204:次帥
194:차수
145:次帥
129:차수
1322:e
1315:t
1308:v
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