Kim Jong-un (Chos? n'g? l: Ã, ??? Korea: Ã, [kim.d ???.? N] ; January 8, 1983) served as North Korean leader since 2011 and Korea Labor Party Leader since 2012.
Kim is the second child from Kim Jong-il (1941-2011) and Ko Yong-hui (1952-2004). Grandchildren Kim Il-sung, North Korea's first leader from 1948 to 1994, he was the first North Korean leader born after the country was founded.
From the end of 2010, Kim Jong-un was seen as the heir to the leadership of the DPRK, and after Kim's older death, he was declared a "Supreme Successor" by North Korean state television. Kim holds the title of Chairman of the Korean Workers Party (as First Secretary between 2012 and 2016), Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and a member of the Korean Labor Party Politburo Presidium, the highest decision-making body in North Korea. Kim was promoted to the rank of North Korean Marshal in the People's Army of Korea on July 18, 2012, consolidating his position as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and often referred to as Marshal Kim Jong-un or "Marshal" by the state media. Kim earned two titles, one in physics at Kim Il-sung University, and another as an Army officer at Kim Il-sung Military University.
Forbes magazine ranked Kim as the 46th strongest person in the world in 2013 and the third highest among Koreans after Ban Ki-moon and Lee Kun-hee. On December 12, 2013, North Korean news outlets reported that Kim Jong-un had ordered his uncle Jang Song-thaek's execution for "treason". On March 9, 2014, Kim was elected unopposed to the Supreme People's Assembly. He is widely believed to have ordered his stepfather murder, Kim Jong-nam, in Malaysia in February 2017.
Despite the tense relationships, North Korea agreed to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and entered with South Korea during the opening ceremony as a unified Korea, and guided the united team in women's ice hockey. After the Olympics, Kim Jong-un and President Moon Jae-in held an inter-Korean meeting in April 2018. This is the first time since the end of the Korean War in 1953 that a North Korean leader entered the South. On June 12, 2018, Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump met for the 2018 North Korea-USA Summit in Singapore, the first talks held between a North Korean leader and a seated US President, to discuss North Korea's nuclear program.
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Rare information about Kim Jong-un's early life comes from North Korean defectors and people who claim to be watching abroad, as well as during his school attendance in Switzerland. Some information has been contradictory and contradictory, perhaps confusing him with his brother, Kim Jong-chul, who also studied in Switzerland at the same time.
North Korean authorities and state media have stated that Kim's birth date is January 8, 1982, but South Korean intelligence officials believe that the actual date is a year later. It is estimated that Kim's official birthday changed for a symbolic reason; 1982 marks 70 years after the birth of his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and 40 years after the birth of his father's official Kim Jong-il. The US Treasury registers the official birth date of Kim Jong-un as of January 8, 1984. Former basketball star Dennis Rodman says that this is Kim's birthday after the September 2013 meeting in North Korea.
Kim Jong-Un is the second son of three brothers Ko Yong-hui gave Kim Jong-il; His older brother Kim Jong-chul was born in 1981, while his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, was born in 1987.
According to a report published first in Japanese newspapers, he went to a school in Switzerland near Bern. The first reports state that he attended a private English-language English School in GÃÆ'¼mligen under the name "Chol-pak" or "Pak-chol" from 1993 to 1998. He was described as shy, a good student who gets along well with friends - her classmates and are fans of basketball. He was escorted by an older student, who was considered his bodyguard.
Later, it was reported that Kim Jong-un attended the Liebefeld SteinhÃÆ'¶lzli public school in KÃÆ'¶niz near Bern under the name "Pak-un" or "Un-pak" from 1998 to 2000 as the son of an employee of the North Korean Embassy in Bern. Authorities from KÃÆ'¶niz confirmed that a student from North Korea, registered as the son of a member of the embassy, ​​attended the school from August 1998 until the fall of 2000, but was unable to provide details about his identity. The first Pak-un attended a special class for foreign-language children and then attended regular classes on 6, 7, 8, and part of the last 9 years, leaving school unexpectedly in the fall of 2000. He was described as a student who well integrated and ambitious basketball-loving. However, the values ​​and presence ratings are poorly reported. The North Korean ambassador in Switzerland, Ri Chol, has a close relationship with him and acts as a mentor. One of Pak-un's classmates told reporters that he had told him that he was the son of North Korean leader. According to some reports, Kim is described by classmates as an awkwardly shy child with girls and indifferent to political issues, but who differentiates himself in sports and has an interest in the American National Basketball Association and Michael Jordan. A friend claimed that he had shown Pak-un photos with Kobe Bryant and Toni Kuko.
In April 2012, new documents revealed that Kim Jong-un had lived in Switzerland since 1991 or 1992, earlier than previously thought.
Anatomy Anthropology Laboratory at the University of Lyon, France, after comparing the images of Pak-un boys taken at Liebefeld SteinhÃÆ'¶lzli school in 1999 with a picture of Kim Jong-un from 2012 came to the conclusion that both faces showed 95% conformity. The head of the institute, Raoul Perrot, a forensic anthropologist, considers the odds that two images show the same person.
It is believed that students at GÃÆ'¼mligen International School may not be Kim Jong-un, but his older brother Kim Jong-chul. It is not known whether the students known as Pak-un in Liebefeld SteinhÃÆ'¶lzli lived in Switzerland before 1998. All the children of Kim Jong-il are said to have lived in Switzerland, as well as the mother of two youngest sons, who stayed in Geneva for some time.
Most analysts agree that Kim Jong-un studied at Kim Il-sung University, a leading officer training school in Pyongyang, from 2002 to 2007.
In late February 2018, Reuters reported that Kim and his father had used a fake passport - which should have been issued by Brazil and dated February 26, 1996 - to apply for visas in various countries. The two 10-year-old passports carry a stamp marked "The Brazilian Embassy in Prague". Kim Jong-un's passport records the name "Josef Pwag" and the date of birth February 1, 1983.
Over the years, only one confirmed photo of him was known to be outside of North Korea, apparently taken in the mid-1990s, when he was eleven years old. Sometimes other images suspected of him appear but are often debated. It was not until June 2010, not long before he was given official office and introduced to the North Koreans publicly, that more pictures released by Kim, were taken when he attended school in Switzerland. Her first official image as an adult was a group photograph released on September 30, 2010, at the end of a party conference that effectively anointed her, where she sat in the front row, two places from her father. This was followed by news footage of him attending the conference.
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Kim Jong-nam's eldest brother Kim Jong-nam, has been a favorite to succeed, but was reportedly disliked after 2001, when he was caught trying to enter Japan with a fake passport to visit Tokyo Disneyland. Kim Jong-nam was assassinated in Malaysia in 2017 by a suspected North Korean agent.
Kim Jong-il's former personal chef, Kenji Fujimoto, reveals details about Kim Jong-un, with whom he has a good relationship, declaring that he is favored to be his father's successor. Fujimoto also said that Jong-un was liked by his father because his older brother, Kim Jong-chul, reasoned that Jong-chul was too feminine, while Jong-un "just like his father". Furthermore, Fujimoto states that "if power is to be handed then Jong-un is the best for it." He has a remarkable physical talent, is a big drinker and never admits defeat. " Also, according to Fujimoto, Jong-un smokes Yves Saint Laurent cigarettes, loves Johnnie Walker's whiskey and has a luxury Mercedes-Benz 600 sedan. When Jong-un is 18 years old, Fujimoto describes an episode where Jong-un once questioned his fancy lifestyle and asked, "We're here, playing basketball, horseback riding, jet skiing, having fun together, but what about the average life, people?" On January 15, 2009, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that Kim Jong-il has appointed Kim Jong-un to be his successor.
On March 8, 2009, BBC News reported that Kim Jong-un was in a vote for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, the North Korean rubber stamp parliament. Subsequent reports indicated that his name did not appear in the list of MPs, but he was later elevated to a middle-ranking position at the National Defense Commission, which is a branch of the North Korean military.
From 2009, it was understood by foreign diplomatic services that Kim will replace his father Kim Jong-il as head of the Korean Labor Party and the North Korean de facto leader. She was given the name "Y? Ngmy? Ng-han Tongji" (????), which translated loosely into "Brilliant Comrades". His father also asked the embassy staff abroad to pledge his loyalty to his son. There are also reports that residents in North Korea are compelled to sing a new song of praise for Kim Jong-un, in a manner similar to the praise songs associated with Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung. Later, in June, Kim reportedly visited China secretly to "present itself" to Chinese leaders, who then warned North Korea to conduct another nuclear test. The Chinese foreign ministry has strongly denied that this visit took place.
In September 2009, it was reported that Kim Jong-il has gained support for succession plans, following a propaganda campaign. It is believed by some that Kim Jong-un was involved in the Cheonan drowning and the Yeonpyeong bombing to strengthen his military mandate and facilitate the successful transfer of power from his father.
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Kim Jong-un was made into daejang, equivalent to a four-star general in the United States, on September 27, 2010, a day ahead of the rare Korean Labor Party conference in Pyongyang, the first North Korean media to name him by name and although he had no previous military experience. Despite the promotion, no further details, including a verifiable portrait of Kim, have been released. On September 28, 2010, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission and was appointed the Labor Party Central Committee, in a clear nod to become Kim Jong-il's successor.
On October 10, 2010, with his father, Kim Jong-un attended the 65th anniversary of the ruling Labor Party. This is seen as a confirmation of his position as the next Labor leader. An unprecedented international press access was given to the event, which further demonstrates the importance of Kim Jong-un's presence. In January 2011, the regime reportedly cleared about 200 protagonists from Jong-un's second uncle Jang Song-thaek and O Kuk-ryol, deputy chairman of the National Defense Commission, either with detention or execution. to better prevent both humans from rivaling Jong-un.
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On December 17, 2011, Kim Jong-il died. Regardless of Kim's elder's plans, it is not immediately clear after his death whether Jong-un will really take full power, and what his exact role is in the new government. Some analysts have predicted that when Kim Jong-il dies, Jang Song-thaek will act as regent, because Jong-un is too inexperienced to immediately lead the country.
After the death of his father, Kim Jong-un was hailed as "the great successor to the revolutionary cause of Juche", "the remarkable leader of the party, the army and the people" and "the honorable friend who is identical with Supreme Commander Kim Jong-il" , and was appointed chairman of Kim Jong-il's funeral committee. The Korean Central News Agency described Kim Jong-un as "a great man born of heaven", a propaganda term enjoyed only by his father and grandfather. And the ruling Labor Party said in an editorial, "We swear bloody tears to summon Kim Jong-un our supreme commander, our leader."
He was publicly declared the Commander-in-Chief of the Korean People's Army on 24 December 2011 and officially appointed to the position on December 30, 2011 when the Political Bureau of the Labor Party's Central Committee "politely proclaims that the respected Kim Jong Un, deputy-chairman of the WPK Central Military Commission , assumed to be the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army ".
On December 26, 2011, the leading North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that Kim Jong-un had acted as chairman of the Central Military Commission, and the country's supreme leader, after the death of his father.
On January 9, 2012, a large rally was held by the Korean People's Army in front of the Sun Kums Palace to honor Kim Jong-un and to show loyalty.
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On March 27, 2012, Kim was elected to the Fourth Korean Workers' Party Conference. On April 11, the conference wrote the post of secretary-general of the party charter and instead appointed Kim Jong-il as his "General Secretary of the Eternal" party. The conference then selected Kim Jong-un as party leader under the newly created First Secretary title. Kim Jong-un also took his father's post as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, as well as his father's old chair in the Presidium Politbiro. In a speech made before the Conference, Kim Jong-un stated that "Creating an entire society with Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism is the highest program of our Party". On April 13, 2012, the fifth Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly appointed Kim Jong-un of the Chairman of the National Defense Commission.
On April 15, 2012, during a military parade to commemorate Kim Il-sung's centenary, Kim Jong-un made his first public speech, Let Us March Develop Dynamically Towards Final Victory, Holding a Higher Banner Songun . The speech became the basis of a hymn dedicated to him, "Continuing Toward the Last Victory".
In July 2012, Kim Jong-un was promoted to wonsu (translated as marshal), the highest active rank in the military. The decision was issued jointly by the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Korean Labor Party, the National Defense Commission, and the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the Korean Central News Agency was subsequently announced. The only higher rank is Dae Wonsu (roughly translated as Grand Marshal or Generalissimo) held by Kim's grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and given posthumously to his father, Kim Jong-il, in February 2012. Promotion this confirms Kim's role as the supreme military leader of North Korea and comes a few days after the replacement of Chief of General Staff Ri Yong-ho by Hyon Yong-chol.
In November 2012, satellite photos showed a half kilometer long (1,600 ft) propaganda message carved on the hillside in Ryanggang Province, reading, "Long Kim Jong-un's Generals, The Great Sun!"
Kim Jong-il's personal chef Kenji Fujimoto stated, "The shops in Pyongyang are full of products and the people on the streets are cheerful.The North has changed a lot since Kim Jong-un took power, all because Kim Jong- un. "
Officially, Kim Jong-un is part of a triumvirate who heads the North Korean government's executive branch along with Prime Minister Pak Pong-ju and parliamentary speaker Kim Yong-nam (no relationship). Each nominally holds the equivalent of one-third of the president's powers in most presidential systems. Kim Jong-un orders the armed forces, Pak Pong-ju heads the government, and Kim Yong-nam deals with foreign relations. Nevertheless, it is generally understood that Kim Jong-un, like his father and grandfather before him, exercised absolute control over the government and the state. Indeed, the constitutional amendment imposed by his father explicitly named the NDC (first) chairman as "the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea".
On November 30, 2012, Kim met with Li Jianguo, who "briefed Kim at the 18th China National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party", according to the state's official news agency, the Korea Central News Agency. Letters from Xi Jinping, Secretary General of the Chinese Communist Party, were handed over during the discussion.
In 2013, Kim re-established his grandfather's style when he made his first New Year's address, breaking from his father's approach. Kim Jong-il has never made a television address for 17 years in power. Instead of delivering a speech, Kim Jong-il contributed and approved the New Year's Day editorial, jointly published by Rodong Sinmun (Korean Worker's Day newspaper), Joson Inmingun (< Korean People's Army), and Chongnyon Jonwi (Youth League newspaper Kimilung-Kimjongil). At an extraordinary meeting with his top defense and security officials on January 26, 2013, Kim issued an order to prepare for a new nuclear test and introduce martial law in North Korea from 29 January.
On March 9, 2014, Kim Jong-un was elected to sit in the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's unicameral legislature. He ran without a fight, but the voter had a voting option yes or no. There were registered voters and, according to government officials, all chose "yes" in his home district in Mount Paekdu. The Supreme People's Assembly then elected him as chairman of the first National Defense Commission.
In May 2014, after the collapse of an apartment building in Pyongyang, Kim Jong-un is said to be very disappointed at the loss of his life. A statement issued by the state's official news agency, the Korean Central News Agency uses a rare expression of "profound consolation and apology". An unnamed government official was quoted by the BBC as saying Kim Jong-un had been "sitting all night, feeling ill". Although the height of the building and the number of victims was not released, media reports describe it as a 23-story building and show that over a hundred people may have died in the collapse.
Economic policy
A comprehensive set of economic measures, "Socialist Corporate Responsibility Management System", was introduced in 2013. Steps to improve corporate autonomy by giving them "certain rights to engage in independent business activities and increase willingness to work through precise socialist distribution system ". Another priority of economic policy that year was agriculture, where the responsibility system (vegetable garden) pojon (vegetable garden) was implemented. The system reportedly achieved a major increase in output across several collective farms. North Korean media describes the economy as a "flexible collectivist system" in which firms apply "active and evolutionary action" to achieve economic development. These reports reflect Kim's general economic policy to reform management, increase autonomy and incentives for economic actors. This series of reforms known as "May 30 action" reaffirms socialist ownership and "objective law of law in guidance and management" to improve living standards. Another goal of such measures is to increase the availability of domestically manufactured goods in the market, the introduction of defense innovations into the civil sector and increase international trade.
Nuclear weapons
Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea continues to develop nuclear weapons. At the plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Working Party held on March 31, 2013, Kim Jong-un announced that North Korea would adopt "a new strategic line to carry out economic development and build nuclear armed forces simultaneously". According to some analysts, North Korea sees nuclear weapons as vital to prevent attacks, and it is unlikely North Korea will launch a nuclear war. According to RAND Corporation's senior researcher, Kim Jong-un believes that nuclear weapons are a guarantee of the regime's survival. During the 7th Congress of the Korean Workers' Party in 2016, Kim Jong-un stated that North Korea would "not use nuclear weapons first unless aggressive hostile forces use nuclear weapons to attack our sovereignty". However, on another occasion, North Korea threatened to conduct a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the US-led invasion. In December 2015, Kim stated that his family "turned the DPRK into a powerful nuclear weapon state that is ready to detonate self-bombs and self-bombs to defend the sovereignty and dignity of the state."
By January 2018, North Korea's nuclear weapons estimates range from 15 to 60 bombs, possibly including hydrogen bombs. According to analysts' opinion, Hwasong-15 missiles are capable of attacking anywhere in the United States.
The UN has imposed a series of sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear program and missile tests.
In March 2018, South Korean official Chung Eui-Yong announced at the White House that Kim Jong-un told South Korea he was "committed to denuclearization" and "North Korea will refrain from further nuclear or missile tests." >
Purges and execution
As with all reports about North Korea, the cleaning and execution reports are difficult to verify. In May 2016, analysts were surprised to learn that General Ri Yong-gil, reported by South Korea, had been executed at the beginning of the year, in fact, alive and well.
In December 2013, Kim Jong-un's uncle Jang Song-thaek was arrested and executed for treason. Jang is believed to have been executed by a firing squad. Yonhap has stated that, according to some unnamed sources, Kim Jong-un has also killed Jang's family members, to completely destroy all traces of Jang's existence through the "extensive execution" of his family, including the children and grandchildren of all who close. family. Those reportedly killed in Kim's cleanup include Jang Jang Kye-sun's sister, her husband and ambassador to Cuba, Jon Yong-jin, and Jang Yong-chol's nephew and ambassador for Malaysia. Both sons of the niece were also said to have been killed. At the time of Jang's appointment, it was announced that "the discovery and cleansing of Jang's group... made our party and the revolutionary ranks more pure..." and after the execution of 12 December 2013, state media warned that soldiers "will never forgive all those who do not obey command of the Supreme Commander ".
O Sang-hon (Chos? N'g? L: Ã, ??? ; RR: Ã, O Sangheon ; MR: O Sangh? N ) was a deputy security minister at the Ministry of People's Security in the North Korean government reportedly killed in political clearing in 2014. According to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo , O was executed by a firefighter for his role in supporting Kim Jong-un uncle Jang Song-taek uncle.
Human rights violations
Human rights violations under Kim Jong-il's leadership are condemned by the UN General Assembly. Press reports show that they continue under Kim Jong-un.
The 2013 report on the human rights situation in North Korea by UN Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman proposed a UN investigative commission to document Kim Jong-un's accountability and other individuals in the North Korean government for alleged crimes against humanity. The report of the investigative commission was published in February 2014 and recommended making him responsible for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.
In July 2016, the US Treasury Department imposed personal sanctions on Kim. Although his involvement in human rights violations was cited as the reason, officials said the sanctions targeted the country's nuclear and missile programs.
In June 2017, President Trump condemned Kim Jong-un's "brutal" regime and described Kim as a "madman" after the death of American student Otto Warmbier who was imprisoned during a visit to North Korea.
Alleged attempted assassination of CIA 2017
In May 2017, the North Korean government stated that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States and the National Intelligence Agency of South Korea (NIS) hired a North Korean logger working in Russia to kill Kim Jong-un with radioactive "biochemistry" and nano-toxic, and the effect will be delayed for several months. North Korea says it will seek extradition of anyone involved in the assassination attempt.
Travel abroad
Kim Jong-un has traveled five overseas since he served as North Korean Supreme Leader. Kim goes to China three times, and once to Singapore and South Korea.
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In his 2018 New Year Speech, Kim said that he is open to dialogue with South Korea with a view to taking part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in the South. Seoul-Pyongyang hotline reopens after nearly two years. North Korea and South Korea parade together in the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and lowered the united women's ice hockey team who occupy the eighth position. In addition to athletes, Kim sent an unprecedented high level delegation led by his younger brother, Kim Yo-jong, and head of state Kim Yong-nam, including players like Samjiyon Orchestra. On March 5, he arranged a meeting with Chung Eui-yong, Chief of South Korean National Security Office. Chung then went to Washington and gave an invitation to US President Donald Trump to meet Kim, who received Trump. Trump then canceled the summit, citing hostilities.
Chinese media announced that Kim had visited Beijing on March 26. This is confirmed by the state press outlet of Korea, the Central News Agency of Korea on March 28. This is his first trip abroad as the leader of the DPRK.
At the Korean Summit 2018, Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed the Panmunjom Declaration, pledging to amend the Korean Ceasefire Agreement into a full peace deal, formally ending the Korean War, at the end of the year.
From 7-8 May, Kim made a second visit to China, meeting with Xi Jinping in Dalian.
On May 26, Kim made a second summit and without notice on the North side of Panmunjom, met with Moon Jae-in to exchange opinions about the summit with Donald Trump, at the Unification Pavilion, a building on the north side of the DMZ.
On June 10, Kim arrives in Singapore and meets with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. This is the farthest Kim who has traveled since he took power in 2011.
Personality
Kenji Fujimoto, a Japanese chef who claims to have worked as Kim Jong-il's personal cook, described Kim Jong-un as "a chip from the old block, his father's spitting image in terms of face, body shape, and personality".
The Washington Post reported in 2009 that school friends Kim Jong-un remembered he "spent hours doing precise pencil drawing from the Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan". He is obsessed with basketball and computer games. On February 26, 2013, Kim Jong-un met Dennis Rodman, leading many journalists to speculate that Rodman was the first American he met. Rodman describes his journey to Kim Jong-un's private island, "It's like Hawaii or Ibiza, but he's the only one living there." Kim Jong-un's net worth is estimated at US $ 5 billion.
In July 2012, Kim Jong-un showed a change in the cultural policy of his father by attending Band Moranbong's concert. This concert contains some elements of pop culture from the West, especially the United States. Kim used this event to introduce his wife to the public, an unprecedented move in North Korea.
During the journey of Dennis Rodman, Vice Representative Ryan Duffy observed that "the leader is" socially awkward "and does not make eye contact when shaking hands."
According to Cheong Seong-chang of Sejong Institute, Kim Jong-un has a greater interest in the welfare of his people and engages in greater interaction with them than his father.
Health
In 2009, reports showed that Kim Jong-un is a diabetic and suffers from hypertension. It is also known for smoking cigarettes.
Kim Jong-un did not appear in public for six weeks in September and October 2014. State media reported that he was suffering from "uncomfortable physical condition". Previously he looked crippled. When he reappears, he uses a stick.
In September 2015, the South Korean government commented that Kim appeared to have gained 30 kg of body fat over the previous five years, achieving an estimated total weight of 130 kg (290 pounds).
Family
On July 25, 2012, North Korean state media reported for the first time that Kim Jong-un is married to Ri Sol-ju (???). Ri, who appears to be in her early 20s, has accompanied Kim Jong-un to a public appearance for several weeks before the announcement. According to a South Korean analyst, Kim Jong-il hastily arranged marriage after suffering a stroke in 2008, both married in 2009, and they had a child in 2010. Dennis Rodman, after visiting in 2013, reported that they has his daughter named Ju-ae. However, South Korean sources speculate that they can have many children.
Kim is sometimes accompanied by her sister Kim Yo-jong, who is said to play a role in creating her public image and organizing public events for her. According to Kim Yong-hyun, a professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University in Seoul, and others, the promotion of Kim Yo-jong and others is a sign that "Kim Jong-un's regime has ended co-existence with the remnants of Kim Jong-il's previous regime with do a generation replacement at elite party key post ".
On February 13, 2017, Kim Jong-nam, the exiled half-brother of Kim Jong-un, was killed with VX agents while walking through Terminal 2 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
See also
- Kim dynasty (North Korea)
- Bibliography of Kim Jong-un
- The residence of North Korean leaders
Note
References
Further reading
External links
- Young Leader of North Korea on video programs by The New York Times
- NSA Archive Kim Jong-Il: "Great Successor"
- Official short biography in Naenara
- Kim Jong-un works in DPRK Publications
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