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The GSD is the principal administrative body of the KPA besides the
Ministry of Defense, which gives it the authority to do the following:
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responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs. The current Chief of the
General Staff is
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1569:,"Kim Jong-un fires North Korea's top general and calls for weapons production boost"
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CNN "Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to 'gird for war'"
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1607:"N. Korea's former armed forces minister posted as chief of KPA general staff"
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236:(KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of
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Regulate the training, education, and organization of the KPA
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List of militant Korean independence activist organizations
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Assess threats to the sovereignty and security of the state
214:
59:
1628:"North Korea 'executes' army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil"
19:
General Staff
Department of the Korean People's Army
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Chiefs of the
General Staff of the Korean People's Army
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Chief of the
General Staff of the Korean People's Army
72:
Chief of the
General Staff of the Korean People's Army
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1581:"DPRK appoints new chief of army general staff"
1689:Kim Jong-un promotes senior military officials
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259:Plan the national defense policy for the KPA
185:
30:
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13:
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1893:Korean People's Revolutionary Army
14:
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1665:
1536:Ministry of Defence (North Korea)
1522:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1464:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1412:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1360:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1304:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1252:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1196:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1140:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1084:Korean People's Army Ground Force
1028:Korean People's Army Ground Force
972:Korean People's Army Ground Force
916:Korean People's Army Ground Force
860:Korean People's Army Ground Force
802:Korean People's Army Ground Force
744:Korean People's Army Ground Force
688:Korean People's Army Ground Force
632:Korean People's Army Ground Force
576:Korean People's Army Ground Force
524:Korean People's Army Ground Force
468:Korean People's Army Ground Force
412:Korean People's Army Ground Force
354:Korean People's Army Ground Force
216:Chosŏninmin'gun Ch'ongch'ammojang
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61:Chosŏninmin'gun Ch'ongch'ammobu
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202:Joseoninmingun Chongchammojang
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1868:Reconnaissance General Bureau
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2429:Chiefs of defence by country
1684:North Korea Leadership Watch
1642:"조선로동당 중앙위원회 제8기 제6차전원회의 공보"
848:11 years, 6 months
676:10 years, 9 months
400:2 years, 11 months
47:Joseoninmingun Chongchammobu
7:
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1823:Central Military Commission
1529:
1184:2 years, 4 months
1128:2 years, 6 months
960:3 years, 5 months
904:1 year, 10 months
790:7 years, 8 months
732:8 years, 5 months
620:6 years, 2 months
564:3 years, 3 months
512:1 year, 10 months
342:2 years, 7 months
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108:since 28 December 2022
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1240:1 year, 3 months
456:4 years, 1 month
285:Chief of the General Staff
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2497:Central African Republic
1853:General Staff Department
1848:General Political Bureau
1828:State Affairs Commission
1630:. BBC. 10 February 2016.
226:General Staff Department
3744:Military of North Korea
2916:Secretariat of the Navy
1766:Special Operation Force
3310:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1906:Naval history of Korea
1802:Social Security Forces
1771:Missile General Bureau
2938:Saint Kitts and Nevis
2652:São Tomé and Príncipe
2517:Republic of the Congo
1897:Korean Volunteer Army
1858:Supreme Guard Command
3239:Democratic Kampuchea
3189:United Arab Emirates
1979:Korean People's Army
1732:Korean People's Army
234:Korean People's Army
196:Revised Romanization
115:Korean People's Army
41:Revised Romanization
3513:limited recognition
3216:limited recognition
2948:Trinidad and Tobago
2813:Antigua and Barbuda
2727:limited recognition
2041:Ministry of Defence
1987:Commanders-in-Chief
1843:Ministry of Defence
1609:. Sina. 22 May 2013
125:Minister of Defence
2868:Dominican Republic
1977:Commanders of the
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1811:Senior leadership
1676:Gen. Kim Kyok Sik
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3184:Turkmenistan
3154:Saudi Arabia
3078:
2677:South Africa
2667:Sierra Leone
2477:Burkina Faso
2436:
2388:
2351:Rim Kwang-il
2311:Kim Kyok-sik
2287:Kim Kyok-sik
2198:
2185:Kang Sun-nam
2153:Pak Yong-sik
2144:
2121:Kim Kyok-sik
2113:Kim Jong-gak
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1331:Rim Kwang-il
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1217:Yong-gil, Ri
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1163:Vice Marshal
1161:Myong-su, Ri
1125:January 2016
1109:
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1055:Kim Kyok-sik
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149:First holder
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3661:New Zealand
3511:states with
3481:Switzerland
3426:Netherlands
3214:states with
3144:Philippines
3084:South Korea
3079:North Korea
3017:PR of China
2987:Afghanistan
2878:El Salvador
2725:states with
2682:South Sudan
2577:Ivory Coast
2375:Ri Yong-gil
2359:Ri Thae-sop
2335:Ri Yong-gil
2327:Ri Myong-su
2319:Ri Yong-gil
2282:(1995–2007)
2231:Lee Kwon-mu
2177:Ri Yong-gil
2100:(1997–2009)
2097:Kim Il-chol
2019:Kim Jong Un
2014:(1991–2011)
2011:Kim Jong Il
2003:Kim Il Sung
1498:(born 1952)
1491:Ri Yong-gil
1433:Su-il, Park
1394:8 June 2022
1387:Ri Thae-sop
1345:8 June 2022
1338:(born 1965)
1234:4 June 2018
1230:(born 1952)
1223:Ri Yong-gil
1174:(born 1934)
1167:Ri Myong-su
1122:August 2013
1118:(born 1952)
1111:Ri Yong-gil
1069:August 2013
1062:(1938–2015)
1006:(1949–2015)
950:(1942–2012)
937:Yong-ho, Ri
894:(1938–2015)
838:(1936–2018)
780:(1918–1997)
765:Kwang, Choe
722:(1930–2023)
709:Kuk-ryol, O
666:(1917–1995)
610:(1918–1997)
597:Kwang, Choe
495:Lee Kwon-mu
450:August 1953
446:(1915–1970)
397:August 1953
390:(1915–1976)
332:(1918–1950)
291:Left office
288:Took office
245:Ri Yong-gil
238:North Korea
104:Ri Yong-gil
3738:Categories
3627:Yugoslavia
3421:Montenegro
3398:Luxembourg
3295:Azerbaijan
3194:Uzbekistan
3174:Tajikistan
3094:Kyrgyzstan
3074:Kazakhstan
3022:East Timor
2997:Bangladesh
2735:Somaliland
2662:Seychelles
2627:Mozambique
2617:Mauritania
2602:Madagascar
2492:Cape Verde
2367:Park Su-il
2295:Ri Yong-ho
2271:Choe Kwang
2263:O Kuk-ryol
2247:Choe Kwang
2089:Choe Kwang
1924:Biological
1647:KCNA Watch
1613:2013-05-23
1542:References
1439:Park Su-il
943:Ri Yong-ho
898:April 2007
845:April 2007
773:Choe Kwang
715:O Kuk-ryol
603:Choe Kwang
187:조선인민군 총참모장
180:Chosŏn'gŭl
121:Reports to
77:조선인민군 총참모장
32:조선인민군 총참모부
25:Chosŏn'gŭl
3651:Australia
3403:Macedonia
3393:Lithuania
3251:Manchukuo
3247:Mengjiang
3164:Sri Lanka
3159:Singapore
3032:Indonesia
2963:Venezuela
2923:Nicaragua
2883:Guatemala
2818:Argentina
2370:(2022–23)
2354:(2021–22)
2346:(2019–21)
2338:(2018–19)
2330:(2016–18)
2322:(2013–16)
2306:(2012–13)
2298:(2009–12)
2290:(2007–09)
2274:(1988–95)
2266:(1979–88)
2258:(1968–79)
2250:(1962–68)
2242:(1959–62)
2234:(1957–59)
2226:(1953–57)
2218:(1950–53)
2210:(1948–50)
2180:(2021–22)
2172:(2019–21)
2164:(2018–19)
2156:(2015–18)
2140:(2014–15)
2132:(2013–14)
2124:(2012–13)
2108:(2009–12)
2092:(1995–97)
2084:(1976–95)
2076:(1968–76)
2073:Choe Hyon
2068:(1962–68)
2060:(1957–62)
2052:(1948–57)
2006:(1950–91)
1998:(1948–50)
1833:formerly
1756:Air Force
1653:1 January
1506:Incumbent
1181:June 2018
1010:July 2012
957:July 2012
558:July 1959
509:July 1959
317:Kon, Kang
282:Portrait
232:) of the
141:Formation
131:Appointer
100:Incumbent
3521:Abkhazia
3466:Slovenia
3461:Slovakia
3441:Portugal
3315:Bulgaria
3179:Thailand
3139:Pakistan
3119:Mongolia
3114:Maldives
3109:Malaysia
3012:Cambodia
2943:Suriname
2928:Paraguay
2898:Honduras
2858:Colombia
2828:Barbados
2802:Americas
2779:Transkei
2774:Rhodesia
2715:Zimbabwe
2692:Tanzania
2547:Ethiopia
2542:Eswatini
2522:Djibouti
2512:DR Congo
2487:Cameroon
2472:Botswana
2207:Kang Kon
1929:Chemical
1530:See also
1066:May 2013
1013:May 2013
653:Jin-u, O
325:Kang Kon
154:Kang Kon
3675:Vanuatu
3640:Oceania
3582:Prussia
3526:Artsakh
3501:Vatican
3491:Ukraine
3446:Romania
3413:Moldova
3378:Ireland
3374:Iceland
3370:Hungary
3360:Georgia
3355:Germany
3345:Finland
3340:Estonia
3335:Denmark
3320:Croatia
3305:Belgium
3300:Belarus
3290:Austria
3285:Armenia
3280:Albania
3199:Vietnam
3124:Myanmar
3104:Lebanon
2992:Bahrain
2958:Uruguay
2907:Mexico
2903:Jamaica
2873:Ecuador
2838:Bolivia
2823:Bahamas
2702:Tunisia
2672:Somalia
2657:Senegal
2642:Nigeria
2632:Namibia
2622:Morocco
2592:Liberia
2587:Lesotho
2537:Eritrea
2507:Comoros
2482:Burundi
2457:Algeria
2389:Italics
2255:O Jin-u
2145:Unknown
2081:O Jin-u
1934:Nuclear
1877:History
1682:at the
1591:19 July
1435:General
1383:General
1327:General
1275:Marshal
1219:General
1107:General
1051:General
883:General
768:Marshal
711:General
659:O Jin-u
655:General
599:General
435:General
378:General
375:Il, Nam
3712:former
3555:former
3531:Kosovo
3486:Turkey
3476:Sweden
3456:Serbia
3451:Russia
3436:Poland
3431:Norway
3417:Monaco
3388:Latvia
3365:Greece
3350:France
3325:Cyprus
3269:Europe
3233:former
3089:Kuwait
3069:Jordan
3059:Israel
3007:Brunei
3002:Bhutan
2888:Guyana
2848:Canada
2843:Brazil
2833:Belize
2759:Ciskei
2750:Biafra
2744:former
2711:Zambia
2707:Uganda
2647:Rwanda
2607:Malawi
2567:Guinea
2557:Gambia
2462:Angola
2446:Africa
2362:(2022)
2314:(2013)
2215:Nam Il
2148:(2015)
2116:(2012)
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251:Duties
160:Deputy
3671:Tonga
3471:Spain
3408:Malta
3383:Italy
3204:Yemen
3169:Syria
3149:Qatar
3129:Nepal
3064:Japan
3027:India
2893:Haiti
2853:Chile
2789:Zaire
2784:Venda
2687:Sudan
2637:Niger
2597:Libya
2582:Kenya
2562:Ghana
2552:Gabon
2527:Egypt
2467:Benin
3703:NATO
3656:Fiji
3134:Oman
3099:Laos
3054:Iraq
3047:IRGC
3037:Iran
2976:Asia
2933:Peru
2863:Cuba
2697:Togo
2612:Mali
2502:Chad
1919:WMDs
1751:Navy
1655:2023
1593:2012
1470:(13)
1202:(13)
1034:(10)
224:The
3042:AJA
1494:리영길
1442:박수일
1390:리태섭
1334:림광일
1282:박정천
1226:리영길
1170:리명수
1114:리영길
1058:김격식
1002:현영철
946:리영호
890:김격식
834:김영춘
750:(6)
718:오극렬
662:오진우
554:김창봉
498:리권무
442:김광협
278:No.
230:GSD
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606:최광
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328:강건
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