The formal move comes seven months into Kim’s rule and follows several days of reshuffling at the highest levels of the military
(AP) PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been granted the title of marshal, state media reported Wednesday, cementing his status at the top of the authoritarian nation’s military as he makes key changes to the 1.2 million-man force. The decision to award another title to Kim, who already serves as supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, was made Tuesday by the nation’s top military, government and political officials, state media said in a special bulletin. The formal move comes seven months into Kim’s rule and follows several days of reshuffling at the highest levels of the military. Army chief Ri Yong Ho, a high-ranking figure in both political and military circles and seen as a close adviser to Kim, was dismissed from all posts, the North announced Monday. The government said, without elaborating, that Ri was ill, but there was widespread speculation abroad that he might have been purged. Mentor to N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un dismissedN. Korea’s new leader tries to win over new generationN. Korea: Drought could worsen hunger crisis It is still unclear who will replace Ri as chief of the army’s General Staff, but Pyongyang announced Tuesday that a lesser-known general, Hyon Yong Chol, 해적맞고 had been promoted to vice marshal. Three other military officials have been named to that rank since Kim took power in December. Ri was...
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