About Kim Rak-gyom
Kim Rak-gyom was a North Korean politician.
Kim Rak-gyom is the former head of North Korea's Strategic Rocket Forces.
Along with Ju Kyu-chang, he was elected to the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Military Commission in April 2012.
He is "the head of the strategic rocket forces" and "in charge of ballistic missile launches".
He was not present at an October 7, 2017, mass rally in Pyongyang and an October 11, 2017, celebration for the anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. According to a South Korean think tank, "There's little chance that Ri and Kim have been dismissed or purged because they've been praised for major achievements recently." and "It's highly likely that they were absent because they'd been given an important assignment."
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Who was Kim Rak-gyom?
North Korean general and politician
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Kim Rak-gyom was a politician.
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Kim Rak-gyom was North Korean.
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