So Chol
So Chol | |
|---|---|
| 서철 | |
| Member of the WPK Politburo | |
| Leader | Kim Il Sung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1 October 1992 (aged 84–85) |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서철 |
| Hanja | 徐哲 |
| RR | Seo Cheol |
| MR | Sŏ Ch'ŏl |
So Chol (Korean: 서철, c. 1907–1 October 1992) was a member of North Korea's inner ruling circle, holding political and diplomatic posts.[1]
In the 1950s and 1960s, So held several ambassadorial posts. Since 1969, he was a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, the highest ruling body of the party.[1]
According to North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, he died on October 1, 1992, after a long illness, at the age of 85 years. The cause of death was not disclosed in the press release.[1]
Works
- Kim Il-sung; Choe Hyon; Pak Sung-chul; O Jin-u; So Chol; et al. (1982). Twenty-year-long Anti-Japanese Revolution Under the Red Sunrays: September 1931 – February 1936. Vol. 2. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 914716941.
References
- ^ a b c "So Chol; North Korean Diplomat, 85". The New York Times. October 1, 1992. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved May 31, 2014.