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Choe Thae-bok

1930 - 2024

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Choe Thae-bok (Korean: 최태복; 1 December 1930 – 20 January 2024) was a North Korean politician. He was a member of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea, and was chairman (speaker) of the Supreme People's Assembly for nearly 21 years, from 1998 to 2019. He was considered an advisor to Kim Jong Il, as well as a popular member of the core leadership. He spoke fluent English, German and Russian in addition to Korean. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Choe Thae-bok is the 14,009th most popular politician (down from 7,818th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 64th in 2019) and the 77th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Choe Thae-bok ranks 14,009 out of 19,576. Before him are King Dao of Zhou, Stanley Bruce, Susana Higuchi, Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, Juan Antonio Ríos, and José Posada Herrera. After him are Giovanni Pesaro, David Padilla, Pia Kjærsgaard, Tony Abbott, Karim Khalili, and King Kuang of Zhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Choe Thae-bok ranks 372. Before him are Edgar Basel, Frances Sternhagen, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Clarke Scholes, Heinz Kubsch, and Gladys West. After him are Bobby Bland, Malcolm Fraser, FM-2030, Jacques Tits, Marco Pannella, and Leonid Abalkin. Among people deceased in 2024, Choe Thae-bok ranks 317. Before him are Guram Kostava, Lynn Conway, Allen J. Bard, Anatoliy Konkov, Béla Károlyi, and James C. Scott. After him are Jean Petit, Otis Davis, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Lieberman, Bob Schul, and Damo Suzuki.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Choe Thae-bok ranks 111 out of 162. Before him are Yang Song-guk (1944), Akira Takarada (1934), Kim Sowol (1902), Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), and Ri Yong-ho (1956). After him are Hong Deok-young (1926), Kim Iryeop (1896), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), Kim Yong-chol (1946), Im Shung-hwi (1946), and Chang Sang (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Choe Thae-bok ranks 77. Before him are Kwon Ki-ok (1901), Hong Song-nam (1929), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Ahn Changho (1876), and Kim Sol-song (1974). After him are Kim Yong-chol (1946), Chang Sang (1939), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Han Pil-hwa (1942), Thae Yong-ho (1962), and Choe Son-hui (1964).

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