Choi Chang-ik
- In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Chang-ik (hangul:최창익, hanja:崔昌益, 1896-1957), also known as Choe Chang Ik, was a North Korean soldier and politician.[1]
Career
In the early North Korean government, Choi was Deputy Prime Minister from 1952 to 1956.[1]
In a 1956-1957 purge, he was removed from government by forces led by Kim Il-sung.[2] He was expelled from the Korean Workers' Party.[3]
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nate.com, 최창익(崔昌益) Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-7-25.
- ↑ Kraus, Charles. "Between Yan’an and Pyongyang: The Case of Choe Chang-Ik," SinoNK.com. April 12, 2012; retrieved 2012-7-25.
- ↑ Nam, Seungji. [dead link] Independent Diplomacy Between North Korea and China Following the 20th Communist Congress of the Soviet Union, pp. 16-17 [PDF 19-20]; retrieved 2012-7-25.
Other websites
- 최창익 [崔昌益, 1896~1956] at Naver Encyclopedia (in Korean)