# Yakov Novichenko

> Yakov Tikhonovich Novichenko was a Soviet military officer. He notably protected Kim Il Sung, the first leader of North Korea, from an assassination attempt in 1946. He is considered the only non-Korean to have had a cult of personality in the country, and is the only non-Korean to have received the Hero of Labor award, the highest title in North Korea.

*Soviet military personnel (1914–1994)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/yakov-novichenko

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1914-04-28
- **Died:** 1994-12-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Яков Новиченко](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE)
- [Yakov Novichenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Novichenko)
- [Jakow Nowiczenko](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakow_Nowiczenko)
- [Новиченко, Яков Тихонович](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%2C_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Новиченко Яків Тихонович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4322857)

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