North Korea said Wednesday that it had given the title of marshal of the army to its leader, Kim Jong Un. Kim, who is already referred to as "supreme commander" of the Korean People's Army, has been awarded the title of marshal by the regime's most powerful political and military bodies, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The announcement follows the removal of the army chief, Ri Yong Ho, from all his government posts on Sunday, a decision KCNA said was motivated by an unspecified illness. A day later, North Korea promoted a little known general, Hyon Yong Chol, to the rank of vice marshal, according to a report of CNN.
