sentences:  On 24 December 1991, Kim Jong-il was appointed as the KPA Supreme Commander at the 19th plenary session of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.This appointment was part of the succession of Kim Jong-il, who was elected to the position of first vice chairman of the National Defense Commission on 22 May 1990.Following Kim Jong-il's appointment as KPA Supreme Commander, a 1992 constitutional amendment removed any mention of the position of supreme commander.