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Kim Jong Il as supreme leader. President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly. Kim Yong-nam. 김영남. (born 1928) 5 September 1998. 11 April 2019. 20 years, 218 days. Workers' Party of Korea.
In the North Korean government, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body. [ 1] The North Korean government consists of three branches: administrative, legislative, and judicial. However, they are not independent of each other, but all branches are under the exclusive political leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
The history of North Korea began with the end of World War II in 1945. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea at the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north, and the United States occupying the south. The Soviet Union and the United States failed to agree on a way to unify the country, and in 1948, they established ...
According to the Constitution of North Korea, the country is a democratic republic and the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) and Provincial People's Assemblies (PPA,도 인민회의) are elected by direct universal suffrage and secret ballot. Suffrage is guaranteed to all citizens aged 17 and over. [ 18]
The 1972 North Korean constitution stated that the president of North Korea is also the chairman of the National Defence Commission, as well as the supreme commander of the country's armed forces. [9] Kim Il Sung, who was the president of North Korea, was the chairman of the National Defence Commission from 28 December 1972 until 9 April 1993.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 25 April 2019. North Korea was previously designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. [174] because of its alleged involvement in the 1983 Rangoon bombing and the 1987 bombing of a South Korean airliner. [175]
McCune–Reischauer. Naegak Ch'ongni. The premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( Korean : 조선민주주의인민공화국 내각총리 ), commonly called the premier of North Korea, is the head of government of North Korea and leader of the Cabinet . The premier is officially appointed by the Supreme People's ...
Politics of North Korea. The Cabinet of Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea ( Naegak[ 1]) is, according to the Constitution of North Korea, the administrative and executive body and a general state-management organ in the Government of North Korea. [ 2] The Cabinet's principal newspaper is Minju Choson .