Taewonsu
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Taewonsu () is the highest possible military rank of North Korea and is intended to be an honorific title for Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un. It is often confused with Marshal of the Republic and Marshal of the Korean People's Army, but ranks above both. The rank is senior to that of Wonsu. The title also exists in Chinese military history as dàyuánshuài (same Sino-Korean characters ), and was briefly taken by Sun Yat-sen.
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Taewonsu () is the highest possible military rank of North Korea and is intended to be an honorific title for Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un. It is often confused with Marshal of the Republic and Marshal of the Korean People's Army, but ranks above both. The rank is senior to that of Wonsu. The title also exists in Chinese military history as dàyuánshuài (same Sino-Korean characters ), and was briefly taken by Sun Yat-sen.
==History== The rank of taewonsu was created by a joint decision of the Central Committee and Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, the National Defence Commission and the Central People's Committee in April 1992 to honor Kim Il-sung on his 80th birthday (Day of the Sun). In February 2012, his son and successor Kim Jong-il was awarded the title posthumously on the occasion of his official 70th birthday (Day of the Shining Star).
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