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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kim_Jong_UnKim Jong Un - Wikipedia

    Kim Jong Un (English: / ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ʊ n,-ˈ uː n /; Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.

  3. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-pacific-11388628Profile: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - BBC News

    Sep 11, 2023 · Kim Jong Un had little political or military experience, but almost immediately after the death of his father, he was hailed as "the great successor". He was also named head of the party,...

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Kim-Jong-EunKim Jong-Un | Facts, Biography, & Nuclear Program | Britannica

    2 days ago · Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor.

  5. www.abc.net.au › news › 2021/12/17Kim Jong Un's decade of rule marked by purges, nukes, Trump...

    Dec 16, 2021 · Today marks 10 years since Kim Jong Un, the third generation of his family to rule North Korea, took power after his father's sudden death from a heart attack. It's been an eventful decade.

  6. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldKim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korea to step up war...

    HONG KONG — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed his country's top general and ordered the military to step up war preparations “in an offensive way,” state media reported Thursday.

  7. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-67920529North Korea's Kim Jong Un believed to have turned 40 - BBC

    Jan 9, 2024 · North Korea's Kim Jong Un has hit the big 4-0 - or at least, that is what people suspect. The leader of the secretive state has never actually revealed his birthday, leaving North Korea...

  8. apnews.com › article › vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un-russia-north-korea-summitPutin and Kim sign deal that appears to be the strongest since...

    Jun 19, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression.”

  9. www.latimes.com › world-nation › storyA decade later, North Korea under Kim Jong Un is even more...

    Dec 17, 2021 · Newly minted third-generation North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flanked by top party and military officials, presides over a national memorial service for his father, Kim Jong Il, in December...

  10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-59680957Kim Jong-un: N Korean defectors reflect on last decade - BBC

    Dec 16, 2021 · Many predicted a military coup, or a takeover by North Korean elites. But the world underestimated the young dictator. Kim Jong-un has not only cemented his position, he has ushered in a new...

  11. www.bbc.com › news › topicsKim Jong-un - BBC News

    Kim Jong Un 'to visit Putin for weapons talks'. North Korea's leader will discuss supplying weapons for Russia to use in Ukraine, US media report. Asia. 18 Jul 2023.