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Obituary of Death of Jang Chol

KCNA

    Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK on August 30 issued an obituary of the death of Jang Chol, member of the WPK Central Committee, vice-chairman of the SPA and chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of the Unions of Literature and the Arts of Korea. According to the obituary Jang Chol died of incurable disease (cancer of the stomach) at the age of 77 on August 30, Juche 92 (2003).
    He was born in south Korea and went over to Japan, being subject to national contempt and humiliation, before he devoted himself to the patriotic work of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan and the work for independent reunification of the country, upholding the Juche-oriented idea and line of the overseas compatriot movement of President Kim Il Sung.
    Since he came back to the socialist homeland he grew as a competent official under the deep trust and love of the Party and the leader and worked in the responsible position of state and power organs and the domain of culture and art, devoting all his wisdom and energy to consolidate the socialist system and carry out the literary and art policy of our Party.
    He received many state commendations including the title of Labor Hero and Kim Il Sung Order for his feats for the fatherland and the people. Although he passed away, his feats performed for the party and the revolution will shine long, the obituary said.