Choe Kwang

Choe Kwang
Choe Kwang
최광
Vice Chairmen of the National Defence Commission
	In office; 1990–1997
Leader	Kim Il Sung; Kim Jong Il
Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
	In office; 1988–1997
Leader	Kim Il Sung; Kim Jong Il
Minister of People's Armed Forces
	In office; 1995–1997
Leader	Kim Jong Il
Preceded by	O Jin-u
Succeeded by	Kim Il-chol
Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
	In office; 1962–1968
Leader	Kim Il-sung
Preceded by	Kim Chang-bong
Succeeded by	O Jin-u
	In office; February 1988 – February 1997
Preceded by	O Kuk-ryol
Succeeded by	Kim Yong-chun
Personal details
Born	July 17, 1918; Kankyōhoku-dō (North Hamgyong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	February 21, 1997 (aged 78)
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	Marshal of the Korean People's Army
Commands	1st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	See battles Korean independence movement Korean War Battle of Gorangpo; Battle of Kaesong–Munsan; Battle of Bongilcheon; Battle of Siheung-Anyang-Suwon; Battle of Chungju-Suanbo; Battle of Ihwaryeong-Mungyeong; Battle of Sangju (1950); Battle of Hamchang;

Marshal Choe Kwang (최광,Hanja: 崔光 July 17, 1918 – February 21, 1997) was a military leader in North Korea.

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