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Ministry of People's Armed Forces

Index Ministry of People's Armed Forces

The Ministry of People's Armed Forces (MPAF) is the government agency tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People's Army (KPA). [1]

29 relations: Chasu, Choe Hyon, Choe Kwang, Choe Yong-gon (army commander), Constitution of North Korea, Currency, Daejang, Defense industry of North Korea, Eternal leaders of Juche Korea, General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army, Hyon Yong-chol, Jang Jong-nam, Kim Il-chol, Kim Jong-gak, Kim Kyok-sik, Kim Yong-chun, Korean People's Army, Military education and training, National Defence Commission, No Kwang-chol, O Jin-u, Pak Yong-sik, Pyongyang, State Affairs Commission of North Korea, State-owned enterprise, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, Wonsu, Workers' Party of Korea.

Chasu

Ch'asu (차수, hanja 次帥) is a superior military rank of North Korea, often translated as vice-marshal.

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Choe Hyon

Choe Hyon (6 May 1907 – 10 April 1982), also known as Sai Ken (after the Japanese pronunciation of his name), was a North Korean general and politician.

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Choe Kwang

Marshal Choe Kwang (July 17, 1918 – February 21, 1997) was a prominent military leader in North Korea.

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Choe Yong-gon (army commander)

Choe Yong-gon (21 June 1900 – 19 September 1976) was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, North Korean defence minister from 1948 to 1957, and the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea from 1957 to 1972.

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Constitution of North Korea

The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the constitution of North Korea.

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Currency

A currency (from curraunt, "in circulation", from currens, -entis), in the most specific use of the word, refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins.

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Daejang

Daejang or taejang (대장; Hanja: 大將) is a senior military rank of the Korean Peninsula, used by both North and South Korea.

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Defense industry of North Korea

North Korea's defense industry predates the Korean War, but has emerged as major a supplier to the North Korean armed forces beginning in the 1970s, but increasingly so after the fall of the Soviet Union and to supplement those purchased from China.

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Eternal leaders of Juche Korea

The official designation of Eternal Leaders of Juche Korea (주체조선의 영원한 수령) was established by a line in the preamble to the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as amended on 30 June 2016, and in subsequent revisions.

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General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army

The General Political Bureau (GPB) is the internal politburo of the Korean People's Army (KPA), used by the leadership of the North Korean government to exert political control over the military.

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General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army

The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of North Korea responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs.

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Hyon Yong-chol

General Hyon Yong-chol (11 January 1949 - ± May 2015) was a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015.

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Jang Jong-nam

General Jang Jong-nam is a former defence minister of North Korea.

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Kim Il-chol

Kim Il-chol (born 1933) is a former member of the North Korean National Defence Commission of North Korea and former Minister for Defence.

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Kim Jong-gak

Kim Jong-gak (born 30 July 1941, KCNA, 29 September 2010.) is a Korean People's Army (KPA) official.

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Kim Kyok-sik

General Kim Kyok-sik (김격식) (5 October 1938 – 10 May 2015) was a defence minister of North Korea.

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Kim Yong-chun

Kim Yong-chun (born 4 March 1936) is a North Korean soldier and politician.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Military education and training

Military education and training is a process which intends to establish and improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles.

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National Defence Commission

The National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (NDC) was the highest state institution for military and national defence leadership in North Korea, which also served as the highest governing institution of the country from 1998 until 2016 when it was replaced by the State Affairs Commission.

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No Kwang-chol

No Kwang-chol (born c. 1956) is a North Korean soldier, a three-star general, and a member of the political bureau.

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O Jin-u

Marshal Oh Jin-Woo (March 8, 1917 – February 25, 1995) was a soldier and politician of North Korea.

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Pak Yong-sik

Pak Yong-sik (born 1950) is a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician, who served as the country's defence minister from 2015 to 2018.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

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State Affairs Commission of North Korea

The State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAC) is defined by the 2016 constitution as "the highest guiding organ of the material managing organ of matters".

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State-owned enterprise

A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business enterprise where the state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership.

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Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army

The Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army is the highest post in command of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the armed forces of North Korea, and is in charge of one of the largest standing armed forces in the world with around 1.8 million active duty military personnel and military reserves.

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Wonsu

Wonsu is a very high military rank of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea and of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and ruling political party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly.

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Redirects here:

Minister of People's Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence (North Korea), Ministry of Defence of North Korea, Ministry of People's Armed Forces (North Korea), Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, North Korean Ministry of Defence, North Korean Ministry of Defense.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_People's_Armed_Forces

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