Choe In-dok ( ko, 최인덕/崔仁德; 1920 - August 31, 2003) was a North Korean politician, a member of the Central Committee of the

Workers' Party of Korea The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea. Founded in 1949 from the merger of the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of ...

and an officer in the

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. He held the rank of

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Biography

He was born in 1920 in Anju, Kankyō-hoku Prefecture under the rule of Japan. During the Japanese rule of Korea he was a member of the partisan resistance group, messenger of Kim Il-sung and a company commander. In June 1946 he was among the founders of the Railway Guard. and later he served as an Infantry Independent Brigade Artillery commander. In 1950, with the onset of the

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, he served as commander of the 5th Regiment. In November 1967 he was elected to the 4th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In October 1970 he was appointed to lieutenant-general and received the title Hero of the Republic. In November 1970 he became a member of the Central Committee. In September 1972 he was appointed to a district Commander. In December 1972 he was elected to the 5th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In July 1975 he was appointed commander of the 1st Corps. In November 1977 he was elected to the 6th Convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In September 1978 he was promoted in rank and appointed commander of Hamhung District. During the

6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held in the February 8 House of Culture in Pyongyang, North Korea, from 10 to 14 October 1980. The congress is the highest organ of the party, and is stipulated to be held every four ye ...

held in October 1980 he was appointed a full (voting) member of the Central Committee. In February 1982 he was elected a member of the 7th Convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. On April that year he was appointed president of the

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. In November 1986 he was elected deputy to the 8th Convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly, in 1990 to the 9th Convocation and in September 1998 to the 10th Convocation for the 604th district. On April 20, 1992 he was awarded once again Hero of the Republic and appointed to the rank of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Choe, In-dok Members of the Supreme People's Assembly Workers' Party of Korea politicians North Korean generals Korean independence activists 1920 births 2003 deaths People from South Pyongan People of 88th Separate Rifle Brigade