About the Author
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy is a lecturer at Seoul’s Korea University. He is the author of "Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung" and several other books on North Korean history and military.
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Features Why do so many North Korean officials die in car crashes?Several members of the DPRK elite have met their end in mysterious automotive accidents One of the interesting parts of North Korean history is the number of officials who have, over the years, perished in car accidents: cases that often look quite suspicious and raise rumors about deliberate assassinations. In this article, I’ve tried to collect the biographies of the members of the North Korean elite whose lives ended in automobile accidents. Nam Il © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |