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Kim Pyong Il (Korean: 김평일, Korean pronunciation: [kim.pʰjɔŋ.il]; born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, and the only surviving son of former leader and president of North Korea Kim Il Sung.
Apr 29, 2020 · Kim Pyong Il, 65, is the last surviving son of North Korea's founder and a former diplomat in Europe. He returned to Pyongyang last year and could take over from his nephew Kim Jong Un, who has not named a successor, some experts say.
Kim Pyong-il, a son of North Korea's first leader Kim il-Sung, has been living in diplomatic exile in Poland since the 1970s. He is seen as a threat by the current regime because of his resemblance to his father and his rivalry with his half-brother Kim Jong-il.
Feb 24, 2017 · Kim Pyong-il, 62. During the 1970s, Jong-il was involved in a legitimate power struggle to become his father’s hereditary successor. His father had a second wife with three children of her own.
The Kim family, officially the Mount Paektu bloodline in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and often referred to as the Kim dynasty after the Cold War 's end, is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership, descending from the country's founder and first leader, Kim Il Sung.
Dec 5, 2019 · SEOUL -- The return of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, Kim Pyong Il, after three decades in near exile has provided grist for the rumor mill over the fate of the 65-year-old who...
Apr 29, 2020 · With Kim Jong-un’s health still unclear, his uncle Kim Pyong-il is now being mentioned as a possible successor instead of his younger sister Kim Yo-jong.
