Pak Yong-bin
North Korean politician
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Pak Yong-bin (Korean: 박영빈) was a North Korean politician who served as the Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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OccupationPolitician
Pak Yong-bin | |
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| 박영빈 | |
| Member of the WPK Politburo | |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
He was born in Tashkent and graduated from a party school.[1] From 1953 to 1956, he was a member of the 6th Joint Plenary Session of the 2nd Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2] From 23 March 1954 to 18 September 1961, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea.
[3][4][5][6] Being a member of the Soviet faction, in 1956 he was purged during the August faction incident.[7]