Marshal O Jin-u (March 8, 1917 – February 25, 1995) was a general and politician of North Korea. He was the Minister of Armed Forces for many years until his death in February 1995. O was the third most powerful person in North Korea, after Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il (therefore the most powerful person that possessed no blood relations to the Kim family). Very little is known about him except for the fact that he served with Kim Il-sung's partisan unit and eventually rose through the ranks of the North Korean Army. He distinguished himself during the Korean War and was a trusted adviser of the North Korean leader until his death, also being his chief guard in 1945.
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8 March 1917 South Hamgyong Province, Japanese Korea
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25 February 1995 (aged 77) Pyongyang, North Korea
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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