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Also known as Kang Gon, Kang Shin-Tae

North Korean military leader

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Instance of
human
Family name
Kang
Gender
male
Citizenship
North Korea
Place of birth
Sangju
Place of death
Andong
Position held
Chief of Staff
Languages spoken
Chinese
Conflict
Korean War
Military branch
Korean People’s Army
Military rank
lieutenant general
Image
General Kang Gun.png
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date of death
1950-09-08
date of birth
1918-06-23
Revised Romanization
Gang Geon
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Kang Kŏn
cause of death
land mine
name in native language
강건
birth name
강신태
Commons category
Kang Kon
allegiance
North Korea
replaced by
Nam Il
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