Choe Deok-sin

Choe Deok-sin (September 17, 1914 – November 14, 1989) was a South Korean Foreign Minister who later defected with his wife, Ryu Mi-yong, to North Korea.[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choe.
Choe Deok-sin
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationChoe Deok-sin
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Tŏksin

In 1936, Choe graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy, and served as a Republic of China Army officer.[2] When World War II ended, Choe was promoted to colonel.[2] After the war Choe returned to South Korea and entered the national army academy as a second lieutenant.[2] In 1949, Choe entered the United States Military Academy.[2] On July 14, 1950, Choe returned to South Korea.[2] Choe served as a commanding general of the South Korean 11th Division under the United States IX Corps during the Korean War.[2][3] His division carried out the Sancheong-Hamyang and Geochang massacres. After the military coup, from 1961 to 1963, Choe served as a Foreign Minister and Ambassador to West Germany.[1]

In 1986, Choe defected with his wife Ryu Mi-yong to North Korea from their exile in the United States, where they had been known for their opposition to the policies of the South Korean military government.[4] Choe served as a chief of the central committee of the Chondogyo religious movement and vice-chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.[1][4] Choe's son, Choe In-guk, reportedly defected to North Korea in July 2019.[5][6]

Bibliography
  • Choe Deok-sin (1972). Panmunjom and After. New York: Vantage Press. OCLC 754916.
  • — (1987). The Nation and I: For the Reunification of the Motherland. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 17933376.
  • — (1989). My Thirty Years in South Korea: Amid the Tragedy of National Division. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 21567991.
  • — (1990). In the Embrace of My Motherland. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 27117555.
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See also

References
  1. "Choi Duk Shin, 75, Ex-South Korean Envoy". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1989. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Minjog21. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 산청 시천면 양민학살, 어떤 사건인가? 아녀자, 어린이 대부분...알려진 산청 함양사건과는 별개 출처 : 산청 시천면 양민학살, 어떤 사건인가? - 오마이뉴스. Ohmynews (in Korean). May 16, 2000. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  4. "Article: Ryu Mi-yong -- Representitive (sic) of Chongdogyo in North Korean". Korea Times. HighBeam. August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  5. Shim, Elizabeth (July 7, 2019). "South Korean man defects to North Korea, Pyongyang says". UPI. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Uriminzokkiri said Sunday Choe In-guk, the second son of former South Korean Foreign Minister Choe Tok-sin, arrived in North Korea on Saturday for "permanent residence."
  6. "South Korean 'defects' to North Korea". July 8, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
Political offices
Preceded by
Song Yo-chan		 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea
1961-1963		 Succeeded by
Gim Yong-sik


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