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By Zachary Keck
A new appointment suggests that Kim Jong-Un may have purged the DPRK’s number two… again.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has potentially conducted another purge of his number two in the reclusive country.
On Friday North Korea’s state news agency, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), referred to Hwang Pyong-so as the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, the military’s top political officer. The position is generally regarded as the second most important in the country’s military after the Supreme Commander post that is held by Kim Jong-Un himself.
Hwang is seen as a close confidant of Kim Jong-un and has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the Party and military ranks during Kim’s tenure. According to Yonhap News Agency, Hwang was made a four star general earlier this year and just five days ago was given the rank of vice-marshal, the second highest military rank in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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