What is Kim Kyok-sik?
'''Kim Kyok-sik''' ({{Lang-ko|김격식}}; 5 October 1938 &ndash; 10 May 2015) was a [[North Korea]]n [[general]] and [[politician]]. From November 2012 until May 2013, he was the [[Ministry of People's Armed Forces (North Korea)|Defence Minister]] of North Korea. He was thought to have been behind two attacks on [[South Korea]] that killed 50 people in 2010. Kim died from acute [[respiratory failure]] on 10 May 2015, aged 76.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/world/asia/kim-kyok-sik-hard-line-north-korean-general-dies-at-77.html|title=Kim Kyok-sik, Hard-Line North Korean General, Dies at 77|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 May 2015|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Kyok-sik}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:North Korean generals]] [[Category:North Korean politicians]]