...firmer line on the North. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A new batch of images sent Monday from North Korea show its leader, Kim Jong Il, appearing fit while touring a military unit, amid questions about his health. The images, aired on state-run North...
...for his signature. There are only a few days in the year when people can get married: Jan.1, Feb. 16 [North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's birthday], and April 15 [birthday of North Korea's late founder, Kim Il Sung]. To be allowed to get married, people...
... Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong Il (1st R), top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspects the Soap Shop of the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory in Pyongan-bukdo, the Democratic People's Republic of...
...North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected an air force unit, state media said on Sunday, the sixth public appearance to be reported this month amid speculation his health is worsening. Kim inspected Air Force Unit 1016 after being greeted by air...
...South Korea (AP) - Kim Jong Il has reportedly been seen in public again. North Korean state-run media report the leader has attended a classical music concert. It's the third report in less than a week of an appearance by Kim, who's believed to have had...
...over the health of the Stalinist state's absolute leader. The Korean Central News Agency released this undated photo of Kim Jong Il on Wednesday. South Korean and U.S. officials suspect that Kim suffered a serious health setback, possibly a stroke, in...
Background
Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born February 16, 1941, Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state February 16, 1942, Baekdu Mountain, Japanese Korea) is the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (the ruling party since 1948). He succeeded his father Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, who died in 1994, and commands the fourth largest standing army in the world. North Korea officially refers to him as the "Dear Leader".
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