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Kim Jong Un orders to promote military ranks of commanding officers

Date: 24/05/2020 | Source: Pyongyang Times | Read original version at source

Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, signed an order on promoting the military ranks of the commanding officers.

According to the order issued on May 23, Pak Jong Chon was promoted to vice marshal and Jong Kyong Thaek to general.

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