Kim Yong-chol is a North Korean general and politician.
11 Facts About Kim Yong-chol
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Kim Yong-chol served as the vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea for South Korean affairs from 2016 to 2021.
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Kim Yong-chol was elected as a deputy to the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.
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Kim Yong-chol was a member of the funeral committee of Jo Myong-rok.
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Kim Yong-chol was elected as a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and as Vice-Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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Kim Yong-chol was appointed director of the United Front Department and served on the funeral committees of Kang Sok-ju and Ryu Mi-yong, and he was elected to the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.
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Kim Yong-chol was sent as part of North Korea's Olympic delegation to the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics held on 24 February 2018.
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Kim Yong-chol's presence was controversial, mostly due to allegations that Kim was responsible for orchestrating an attack on a South Korean naval ship in 2010 that killed 46 sailors.
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Kim Yong-chol was hosted at a residential facility of the US delegation to the United Nations for highly "private" conversations with US counterparts.
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In July 2020, it was reported that Kim Yong-chol was mentioned in a Rodong Sinmun article in relation to North-South communications working with Kim Yo-jong.
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Also prior to the article on 24 June 2020, Kim Yong-chol condemned remarks by the South Korean defence minister when he called for "mutual efforts" to reduce tensions between the two Koreas.