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The Peninsula
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By Tchad 0’Carroll
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Kim Jong Il
Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
For the South Korean long jumper, see Kim Jong-il (long jumper).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Eternal General Secretary Kim Jong Il | |
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Kim in August 2011 | |
In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kim Il Sung |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong Un (as First Secretary) |
In office 9 April 1993 – 17 December 2011 | |
First Vice Chairman | O Jin-u Jo Myong-rok |
Vice Chairman | |
Preceded by | Kim Il Sung |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong Un (as First Chairman) |
In office 24 December 1991 – 17 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kim Il Sung |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong Un |
In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kim Il Sung |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong Un |
Born | Yuri Irsenovich Kim (1941-02-16)16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 17 December 2011(2011-12-17) (aged 70) Pyongyang, North Korea |
Resting place | Kumsusan Palace of the Sun |
Nationality | |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
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Relatives | Kim family |
Education | Man • The Death of Kim Jong-ilAccording to North Korean news reports, the dictator Kim Jong-il died at 8:30 in the morning on Saturday, December 17 (6:30 Friday evening Washington time). His death was announced on Korean radio at noon on the following Monday (10 pm Sunday night in Washington), an interval that provided time for the North Korean authorities to figure out their next step. According to the North Korean press, Kim died from “mental and physical overwork” (the medical cause was said to be a heart attack) as he made a train tour of various military and civilian sites, something he had been doing for years even though he has not been in good health since his stroke in 2008. He was especially busy during the last week of his life. On December 10, he made an “on-the-spot inspection” to installations in South Hamgyong Province, including shoe and chemical factories. On December 13, he visited the Pyongyang Capital Guard Unit. On December 15, he was shown triumphantly standing on an escalator at the recently completed Kwangbok Region Grand Mart, presumably inspired by a large fashion mart he saw on his visit to China in May 2011. In his final days Kim also visited the Hana Music Information Center, where North Korean DVDs are produced. These visits were part of his personal |