Pyon In-son (, born 1946) is a North Korean politician and military officer, colonel general and from March 2012 commander of the 4th Corps of the

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Biography

He received his general qualifications and the rank of major-general (kor. 소장) in 1992. He was promoted to the rank of two-star lieutenant-general (kor. 중장) on April 13, 1997. In July 2003 he was promoted to the rank of colonel general (kor coronation). Former commander of the 7th Corps of the Korean People's Army, in August 2011 he was appointed commander of the 4th Corps of the Korean People's Army, which is stationed in

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. He replaced General

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in this position. During the 3rd Korean Workers' Party of Korea Conference on September 28, 2010, he was elected a member of the Central Committee of the

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. Member of the

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and twelfth convocations of the

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, the North Korea's

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. After the

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in December 2011, Pyon In-son was ranked 63rd in the 232-person Funeral Committee. According to specialists, places on such lists defined the rank of politician in the hierarchy of the power apparatus. In February 2012, he accompanied

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during the inspection of the 4th Corps barracks.

Award and honors

A picture of Pyon shows him wearing all decorations awarded to him in ribbon form.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyon, In-son North Korean generals Members of the Supreme People's Assembly Workers' Party of Korea politicians 1946 births Living people People from Pyongyang