Jang do il biography of barack

It would be hard to find a figure in the North Korean power elite who receives a more conflicting assessment than Jang Sung Taek. While some view him as a “vulnerable No.2” in the regime, others believe that he is either the de facto ruler, or that he is in a power-sharing arrangement with Kim Jong Eun.

Given the existence of such divergent opinion, there is the clear need to examine Jang’s political trajectory in order to more accurately judge the origins, and likely limitations, of his power.

Therefore, this article will chart Jang’s political rise and provide background information on his removal from power in 2004 and subsequent reinstatement in 2006. The role he played in both the Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il eras will be analyzed, in addition to an explanation of how he rose to become the regime’s undisputed deputy.

▲ Life, Love and a Head Start in the Party

Jang was born in the post-liberation era, on January 22nd 1946, in the Chongam area of Chongjin, North Hamgyung Province. His father had been an active participant in the struggle against the Japanese during the colonial period, albeit not in the faction led by the charismatic Kim Il Sung.

While as yet unconfirmed, it is widely believed that the young Jang graduated from the Mangyungdae Revolutionary School, a school for the children of revolutionary heroes established in Pyongyang by the fledgling North Korean regime. He then went on to study economics at Kim Il Sung University, where he famously met and fell in love with Kim Il Sung’s eldest daughter, Kim Kyung Hee, who was then a student in the same department. It was this that would determine Jang’s fate.

High-profile defector Hwang Jang Yop, who was chancellor of Kim Il Sung University at the time, recalled, “[Jang] didn’t study unduly well in class, but as the head of the Arts Club his accordion performances were excellent, and he was a good dancer and singer. Above all, he was sensible and intelligent.”

However, as soon as Kim Il Sung

North Korean politician and defector (1923–2010)

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Jang-yop (Korean: 황장엽; 17 February 1923 – 10 October 2010) was a North Korean politician who defected to South Korea. He served as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1972 to 1983 and was largely responsible for crafting Juche, the state ideology of North Korea. He defected in 1997, the highest-ranking North Korean to have defected.

Early life and education

Hwang was born in Kangdong, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in South Pyongan Province, North Korea). He graduated from the Pyongyang Commercial School in 1941, and then went to Tokyo in 1942 to attend Chuo University's law school; however, he quit two years later and returned to Pyongyang, where he taught mathematics at his old school. He joined the Workers' Party of Korea in 1946, soon after its founding; from 1949 to 1953, he was sent to study at Moscow University in the Soviet Union. Upon his return to North Korea, he became head lecturer in philosophy at Kim Il Sung University. He would later ascend to the presidency of that university in April 1965.

Career

Sometime in the late 1950s, Hwang discovered a 1955 speech, On Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Juche in Ideological Work, in which Kim Il Sung said, "Juche means Chosun's revolution" (Chosun being the traditional name for Korea). At the time, Kim wanted to develop his own version of Marxism-Leninism, and Hwang was largely responsible for developing what became known as "the Juche Idea." As part of this, he helped scrub all of the paeans to Joseph Stalin that had been typical of Kim's speeches in the 1940s and early 1950s. He also supervised the rewriting of Korean Communist history to make it look like Kim had been the founder and leader of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea from its inception.

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North Korean government official (1946–2013)

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Jang Song-thaek (January or February 1946 – 12 December 2013) was a North Korean politician. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, the only daughter of North Korean premier Kim Il Sung and his first wife Kim Jong Suk, and only sister of North Korean general secretary Kim Jong Il. He was therefore the uncle of the current leader of North Korea by marriage, Kim Jong Un.

The extent of Jang Song-thaek's power and position has not been confirmed in the West. However, in 2008 South Korean government officials and academic North Korea experts suggested that he had de facto leadership over North Korea while Kim Jong Il's health was declining and when Kim subsequently died. Jang was a vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission, a position considered second only to that of the supreme leader. He is believed to have been promoted to four-star general around the time of Kim Jong-Il's death in December 2011, as his first appearance in uniform was while visiting Kim lying in state. Jang was considered a "key policy adviser" to Kim Jong Un.

In December 2013, Jang was abruptly accused of being a counter-revolutionary and was stripped of all his posts and expelled from the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). His photos were removed from official media and his image digitally removed from photos with other North Korean leaders. On 13 December, North Korean state media announced he had been executed by firing squad.

Early life and family

Jang was born in Chongjin, during the Soviet Civil Administration of Northern Korea. He graduated from the Kim Il Sung Senior High School before leaving for Moscow, where he studied at Moscow State University between 1968 and 1972. Following his return, he married Kim Kyong-hui, the younger (and only)

Grandmaster Jong C. Jang was born in Busan, Korea in 1952. Grandmaster Jang heard many stories from his father, Ok Kyun Jang, of his life growing up roughly 150 miles into the north of what is now the DMZ. Ok Kyun Jang prayed he could return to the now Democratic People's Republic of Korea but never realized his dreams. However, till this day Grandmaster Jang has been part of an underground network which helps refugees from North Korea, his father's home land.

In 1960, Grandmaster Jang started learning Taekwondo at the age of 9. He was taught under the philosophy of "Ji Do Kwan", which is the philosophy he runs his Do Jang under. He has been doing taekwondo for over 60 years, and is a 9th degree Black Belt. He has had a passion for teaching since a young age.

In 1974, he graduated from Kyung Hee university with a Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.). He went on to get his Master of Arts in the future (M.A.).  Then, In 1977, He became a second lieutenant, and also volunteered as a P.E. Instructor in Busan, Korea.

In 1980, when he was 29, Grandmaster Jang left Busan, for the United States. Like his parents, who became street peddlers after the war, he volunteered as a Taekwondo instructor at multiple recreational centers across Maryland. He spent significant time volunteering as a P.E. Teacher at Oakland Mills between 1981 and 1986. In 1986, with a goal in mind, he started his own Taekwondo which is still in business as of today.

In 1990, Grandmaster Jang helped a team of Korean-American athletes to the Asian Games in Beijing. There, he saw North Korean athletes face South Korean athletes, which was a first at the time. He cheered when either team won, and heard stories about the harsh conditions under the authority of Kim Il-Sung. As he learned more and more about the struggles of the North Korean people, one of his new friends asked him to do something for the people. 

Without waiting too long, he went to Yanji, where h