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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.
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 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.
1 day ago · Donald Trump gushed over his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un during his nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. The former president, who met with Kim multiple times as president and once likened the relationship to romantic “chemistry,” said he “got along very well” with the ...
Jul 18, 2023 · All the latest content about Kim Jong-un from the BBC.
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.
1 day ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chairs a key meeting of the country's ruling party in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 28, 2024 in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
Apr 28, 2020 · There are three Kims who could potentially be involved in the political make-up of North Korea if Kim Jong-un were to disappear. They all face limitations in carrying on family rule. The...
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.
4 days ago · In 2017, Kim Jong-un made a direct call to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but both the then-Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho and First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan missed the call. As a result, Kim Jong-un lost trust in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delegated the North Korea-U.S. talks to the 10th Bureau of the WPK Central Committee.”
