Chang Song-thaek
The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being purged for corruption.
Chang Song-thaek was dramatically removed from a Communist Party session by armed guards earlier this week.
It was the biggest upheaval since Mr. Kim succeeded his father two years ago.
State news agency KCNA said Mr Chang had admitted at a military trial on Thursday to attempting to overthrow the state, and was executed immediately.
Mr. Chang mentored his nephew during the leadership transition from Kim Jong-il to his son Kim Jong-un in 2011.
He had admitted abusing his positions of responsibility to form a faction against the state and to harbouring his own political ambitions.
Mr. Chang - married to the elder Kim's sister - had held senior posts in the ruling party and the National Defence Commission, the North's top military body.
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