{"id":"jang-song-thaek","name_en":"Jang Song Thaek","name_ko":"장성택","aliases":["Chang Sung-taek"],"wikidata":"Q496004","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Song-thaek","image":{"src":"/img/people/jang-song-thaek.jpg","credit":"KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal","license":"Fair use","sourceUrl":"https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/prsn/view.do?menuId=PEOPLE_86&prsnMngNo=1169"},"born":{"date":"1946-01-22","place":"Kangwon Province"},"died":{"date":"2013-12-12","place":"Ministry of State Security headquarters, Pyongyang","cause":"Execution by firing squad following special military tribunal"},"status":{"value":"executed","as_of":"2013-12-12","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Song-thaek"},"gender":"male","rank":"General of the army","roles":[{"title":"Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission","org_id":"sac","start":"2010-06-07","end":"2013-12-08","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Song-thaek"},{"title":"Director of Administration Department","org_id":"wpk","start":"2007-10-01","end":"2013-12-08","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Song-thaek"}],"family":[{"relation":"spouse","person_id":"kim-kyong-hui","note":"Wife, sister of Kim Jong Il"},{"relation":"nephew","person_id":"kim-jong-un","note":"Nephew-in-law and executor"}],"health":[],"physical":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null},"sanctions":[],"summary":"Jang Song-thaek was a North Korean politician. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui — the only daughter of North Korean president Kim Il Sung and his first wife Kim Jong Suk, and the only sister of North Korean general secretary Kim Jong Il.","summary_source":"wikipedia","notable":[],"tags":["family","politburo","purged","economy"],"family_resolved":[{"relation":"spouse","id":"kim-kyong-hui","name":"Kim Kyong Hui"},{"relation":"nephew","id":"kim-jong-un","name":"Kim Jong Un"}]}