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Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il, also written as Kim Jong Il, born 16 February 1941 or 16 February 1942 (North Korean records), is the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party since 1948, and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, the fourth largest standing army in the world. In April 2009, North Korea's constitution was amended and now implicitly refers to him as the "Supreme Leader". He is also referred to as the "Dear Leader", "our Father", "the General" and "Generalissimo". His son Kim Jong-un was promoted to a senior position in the ruling Worker's Party and is heir apparent. » Read more on Wikipedia.org

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 The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era
2013-05-20
Bruce Bechtol, Jr., contends that Kim Jong-il's regime (1994–2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses, to the world. Bechtol explains how North Korea presents important challenges on five key fronts: its evolving ...
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  1. Orphans of North Korea - Bayoubuzz.com
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 North Korea Missile Launch: 3 Short-Range Guided Weapons Fired Into Sea ...
2013-05-18
A portrait of North Korea's late leaders, Kim Il Sung, and Kim Jong Il, is displayed at a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ...
(Huffington Post)
  1. N Korea fires three missiles: Seoul
  2. North Korea fires 3 short-range missiles
  3. North Korea tests 3 short-range missiles Saturday
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 Dear Leader Dreams of Sushi
2013-05-16
What is life like serving Kim Jong-il and his heir? A strange and dangerous gig where the food and drink never stop, the girls are all virgins, and you're never really safe. We sent Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Adam Johnson to meet the man who ...
(GQ Magazine)
  1. Kim Jong-un had 'secret' daughter
  2. Ladies' man: Kim Jong-un has two daughters by two women
  3. Kim Jong-un's secret daughter: North Korea leader claimed to have fathered ...
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 Deceased North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il takes over Norwegian club ...
2013-05-13
Norwegian minnows Honefoss BK have taken drastic action to address their disappointing start to the season – appointing North Korea's deceased supreme leader Kim Jong-il as their new manager. Alright, that's a lie. But they have released a completely ...
(Metro)
  1. North Korea Defense Minister Kim Kyok Sik Replaced With Jang Jong Nam
  2. North Korea sacks hard-line defense minister, appoints younger general
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 Kim Jong Un Keeps Military Shake-Up Going
2013-05-13
Analysts and the South Korean government cautioned against reading too much into the latest change, although many say Mr. Kim's continuing overhaul is an effort to rein in the military, which had a dominant role under his father, Kim Jong Il. The ...
(Wall Street Journal (blog))
  1. North Korean defence chief replaced as Kim Jong-un solidifies grip on military
  2. North Korea Names Armed Forces Minister
  3. North Korea replaces hard-line defense chief
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 Dennis Rodman to Kim Jong-un: 'Do me a solid' and free Kenneth Bae ( video)
2013-05-09
In 2009, for instance, former President Bill Clinton visited Pyongyang and shortly after the visit then-Dear Leader Kim Jong-il pardoned two American journalists who were being held in the country. In total, six Americans – including Bae – have been ...
(Christian Science Monitor)
  1. North Korean 'traffic girl' may have won military award for saving Kim Jong Un ...
  2. Ri Kyong Sim, North Korean Traffic Cop, Receives 'Hero Of The Republic' Award ...
  3. North Korea Gives Details On Imprisoned American Kenneth Bae's Crime - Gawker
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 Kim: Fathoming the Dying Injunctions
2013-04-30
With evidence emerging yesterday to suggest that Kim Jong Il planned the closure of the Complex before his own passing in 2011, NKnet researcher Kim Young Hwan today offered his thoughts on the future of the Korean Peninsula at a seminar event in ...
(Daily NK)
  1. North Korea's Propaganda Magazine: More Weirdness From The Kim Regime ...
  2. The most alarming quotes from Korea Today, Kim Jong-un's propaganda ...
  3. Pyongyang glitters, but rest of North Korea still dark
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 Former North Korean Tyrant Kim Jong Il Liked to Eat Snakes, Hippos and Spiders
2013-04-25
Kenji Fujimoto, a Japanese national, first visited North Korea in 1982 and six years later became Kim Jong Il's personal sushi chef, earning $70,000 a year in the impoverished nation and driving two Mercedes cars. He fled the country in 2001 and two ...
(TIME)
  1. Kim Jong-il Picked Among People Who 'Give Golf a Bad Name'
  2. The Market Shall Set North Korea Free
  3. Daniel in Wonderland: OHS grad debunks Korean misconceptions
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 The teenage dictator who drove a Mercedes, smoked menthols and was ...
2013-04-21
Kenji Fujimoto, who served as the personal sushi chef of Kim's father Kim Jong Il for 13 years, has revealed that the 30-year-old despot is a fan of the Beatles and longs to look like Hollywood star Jean-Claude Van Damme. Kim also drinks Bordeaux wine, ...
(Daily Mail)
  1. He loves Beatles, menthol cigs..and longs for muscles like Van Damme
  2. Sushi Chef Blows Lid on Secret Vices of North Korea's Kim Jong-un
  3. Kim Jong-il ate snakes, hippos and SPIDERS
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