About Kim Yong-jin
Lived 1953 – 2016 (aged 62–63). Kim Yong-jin was a North Korean politician.
Kim Yong-jin (; 23 February 1953 – July 2016) was a senior North Korean official. Kim served as North Korea's education minister, and in 2012 was made a vice-premier.
Execution In August 2016, it was reported that he had been executed by firing squad for allegedly displaying a bad attitude at a national meeting and failing to stand upright. Kim was subsequently branded an "anti-party and a counter-revolutionary member" by North Korea's State Security. The information was confirmed by South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman, Jeong Joon Hee.
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Who was Kim Yong-jin?
North Korean politician
When was Kim Yong-jin born?
Kim Yong-jin was born on 23 February 1953.
When did Kim Yong-jin die?
Kim Yong-jin died in 2016 in North Korea.
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Kim Yong-jin was a politician.
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Kim Yong-jin was North Korean.
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