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Kim Yong-chun

Military · PEP · Politician

Kim Yong-chun is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Kim Yong Chun · Kim Yong-chun · Kim Yŏng Ch’un · Kim Yŏng-ch'un · Ким Ён Чхун · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Kim Yong Chun · Kim Yong-ch'un · Kim Yŏng Ch'un · Kim Yŏng-ch'un · Ким Ён Чхун · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	キム・ヨンチュン				[sources]
Birth date	1936-03-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Hoeryong				[sources]
Death date	2018-08-16				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Kim				[sources]
Political association	Workers’ Party of Korea				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q38804				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Supreme People’s Assembly (member, 2014-) · member of the Supreme People's Assembly				[sources]
Education	Kim Il-sung Military University · Mangyongdae Revolutionary School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-07	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

North Korean military leader (1936-2018)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata329,999

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,505

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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