Ho Bong-hak
Ho Bong-hak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Head of the Supreme Leader | Kim Il Sung | |
| Member of the Supreme People's Assembly | ||
| Personal details | ||
| Born | Korean | |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Military service | ||
| Allegiance |  North Korea | |
| Branch/service |  Korean People's Army | |
| Rank |  Sangjang (Colonel-general) | |
| Korean name | ||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허봉학 | |
| Hancha | ||
| Revised Romanization | Heo Bong-hak | |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Ponghak | |
Ho Bong-hak (Korean: 허봉학) was a military officer and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He served as a commander of the People's Army during the Korean War and later was a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea as well as member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unilateral parliament.
Biography
During the Korean War, he served as a commander in the
After that, he served as secretary of the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, a member of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, and a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Since 1962, he has been elected to the 3rd and 4th convocations of the Supreme People's Assembly. He was suddenly purged in March 1969.[1][2]
