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Kim Jong Il [b] (/ ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ɪ l /; [3] Korean: 김정일; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dzɔŋ.il]; [c] born Yuri Kim; [d] 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea.
Aug 1, 2024 · Kim Jong Il (1941–2011) was the ruler of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He succeeded his father, Kim Il-Sung, who was North Korea’s leader from 1948 until his death in 1994.
Dec 21, 2011 · The South Korean military has backed the assessment of the country's intelligence chief that Kim Jong-il's special train was not in motion at the time North Korean officials say he died.
3 days ago · Reporting from Cheongju, South Korea. Sept. 27, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ET. When the South Korean spy met with Kim Jong-il, he declined the late North Korean leader’s offer of a toast, citing a promise ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Kim Jong Il's dominating personality and complete concentration of power have come to define the country North Korea.
Dec 19, 2011 · Kim Jong-il, Dictator Who Turned North Korea Into a Nuclear State, Dies. Kim Jong-il, the son of North Korea's founder, visiting a farm in 2003. An unknowable figure, even his exact birth...
Dec 19, 2011 · SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader who realized his family’s dream of turning his starving, isolated country into a nuclear-weapons power even as it sank further into ...
