Kim Yong Nam, who for over two decades served as North Korea’s titular head of state in his capacity as President of the
Kim Jong Un given new title amid broader North Korean political shake-up
Presidium of the SPA, has also been replaced by Choe Ryong Hae.
“For decades, North Korea has not seen a non-Kim with so much power,” Fyodor Tertitskiy, an expert on North Korean politics and the military, said of Choe’s promotion.
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