Kim Shimin

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His Excellency
Generalissimo
Kim Shimin
Kim Shimin portrait.jpg
Official portrait of Kim Shimin, taken in 1956.
8th Chancellor of the Greater Eastern Union
In office
March 18, 1955 – November 29, 1979
Preceded byChoi Yoondeok
Succeeded byLi Shan
1st President of the National Reconstruction Council
In office
February 13, 1955 – March 18, 1955
Preceded byGwanho Liu
Succeeded byPosition merged into Chancellor
Commander-in-chief of the Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces
Assumed office
February 14, 1955
Preceded byChoi Yoondeok
Succeeded byLi Shan
Succeeded by'
Personal details
Born
Kim Shimin (金時敏)

(1894-10-26)October 26, 1894
Dongdo, Haedong Prefecture, Empire of Zhenia (modern-day Haedong SAR
DiedJune 4, 1982(1982-06-04) (aged 87)
Dongdo, Haedong Special Administrative Region, Zhenia
Resting placeKim Shimin Memorial, Dongdo, Haedong Special Administrative Region, Zhenia
Political partyNationalist Party
SpouseHamin Cho (1920-1975)
ChildrenKim Jinseok (1933-)
Kim Jongseo (1937-)
OccupationRevolutionary, military leader, statesman, strategist
EthnicityJin Zhenian
Military service
Allegiance Zhenia
Branch/serviceGreater Eastern Union Army (1915-1949, 1955-1979)
RankGeneralissimo
CommandsGreater Eastern Union Defense Forces
Battles/warsFirst Great War
Second Great War
Coup of 1955

Kim Shimin (Zhenian: 김시민/金時敏), was a Zhenian military leader and statesman who served as the 8th Chancellor of the Greater Eastern Union from 1955 to 1979, during the Third Republic. With a term length of over 24 years, he retains the title of the longest-serving Chancellor in Zhenian history.