Young North Korea leader pushes out father's allies as he tightens grip
By David Chance | Reuters – 12 hrs ago
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un …
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's
young leader promoted a new army marshal after sacking his top general
in what a South Korean official report said was a bid to impose
authority on a military that has been the backbone of his family's long
rule over the isolated state.
But analysts said the moves, just seven months since rising to power, do not suggest any fundamental change by Kim Jong-un
to the policies of his grandfather and father which have left North
Korea constantly on the brink of famine and ostracized by the most of
the world.
The rise of relative unknown Hyon Yong-chol to vice marshal was announced by North Korean state media on Tuesday.
Thought by South Korea's
defense ministry to be in his early 60s, Hyon first rose to prominence
in 2007. In 2010, he was named a "leader" along with then-heir apparent
Kim Jong-un and his place in the ruling elite confirmed by being part of
the official delegation at December's funeral of former ruler, and the
young Kim's father, Kim Jong-il. (Click on heading for full story.)
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