In a photograph taken in July, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (from right) stands with Choe Ryong Hae and Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle. Jason Lee/Reuters/Landov
Kim Jong Un's Right-Hand Man Resurfaces After Mysterious Absence -- NPR
Being North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's deputy can be bad for your health, as the of the young dictator's No. 2 official has conclusively proven.
So, when , the senior Pyongyang official assumed to have stepped into the role, , speculation was rife that he'd met a similar fate as his predecessor, Kim's uncle, Jang Song Thaek.
Jang and Choe had reportedly been hand-picked by Kim Jong Un's father, the late Kim Jong Il, to ease his son's transition to power.
On Tuesday, there were reports that South Korea was investigating the possibility that the 31-year-old Kim Jong Un had ordered Choe's removal.
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More News On North Korea's #2 Man Reappearing After Rumors Were Circulated That He Had Been Purged
The North Korean Purge That Didn’t Happen -- WSJ
Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Jong Un's Number Two Man, Reappears After Mysterious Absence -- Huffington Post/Reuters
North Korean official reappears -- Global Times/Reuters
Powerful N.Korean Hardliner Resurfaces on TV -- Chosun Ilbo
North Korean No 2 reappears, quashing purge rumours -- Daily Times
My Comment: I had also written him off.
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