High-ranking North Korean official Choe Thae Bok died at the age of 93 during the weekend, according to an obituary published in the DPRK’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Jan. 21.
His decades-long career centered on education and foreign policy – and the now-shattered dream of unification was a fundamental concept in both spheres.
High-ranking North Korean official Choe Thae Bok died at the age of 93 during the weekend, according to an obituary published in the DPRK’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Jan. 21.
His decades-long career centered on education and foreign policy – and the now-shattered dream of unification was a fundamental concept in both spheres.
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