Supreme People’s Assembly
North Korean government
Also known as: SPA
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Kim Jong-Un
- In Kim Jong-Un: Childhood and rise to power
…as a candidate for the Supreme People’s Assembly in 2009, and that April he was given a post on the powerful National Defense Commission (NDC); the chairmanship of the NDC, defined in the constitution as the country’s highest office, was held by Kim Jong Il. By mid-2009 Kim Jong-Un was…
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North Korea
- In North Korea: Constitutional framework
…by the national legislature, the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA). The president of the SPA is North Korea’s titular head of state. In practice, however, the government is under one-man leadership. During his lifetime, Kim Jong Il was also supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army and general secretary of the…
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