Rise Of North Korea's Kim Leaves Trail Of 20 Purged Officials -- Christian Science Monitor
A South Korean assessment finds some 20 top officials in the North purged since Kim Jong-un began his ascent to power in 2009.
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.
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N. Korea Names Hyon, Army Chief in Power Shift -- Bloomberg Businessweek
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North Korea names new vice-marshal after military reshuffle -- The Guardian
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North Korean Shift Is Called Power Play -- Wall Street Journal
North Korean military appointment masking leadership power struggle -- The Telegraph
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