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Kim Jong-il

Also known as Kim Jong Il, Yuri Irsenovich Kim, Kim Dzong Il, Kim Xhong-Il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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Kim Jong-il was the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011, succeeding his father Kim Il-sung. His rule was significant because it shaped North Korea's development of nuclear weapons, its international isolation, and its domestic policies during a critical period of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Kim Jong Il, born Yuri Irsenovich Kim on 16 February 1941, was a North Korean politician who was the second President of North Korea. He led North Korea following the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his own death in 2011, when he was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Un. Afterwards, Kim Jong Il was declared Eternal General Secretary of the WPK. In the early 1980s, Kim had become the…

Known for

Instadocs: The Prediction Games — Self (archive footage)2026
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim — Himself2024
King of Clones — Self (archive footage)2023
Nordkorea – Die Macht der Kim-Dynastie — Himself2023
Beyond Utopia — Self (archive footage)2023
North Korea: A Plan to Survive — Self (archive footage)2023
Moving — Self (archive footage)2023
North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator — Self (archive footage)2021
Spycraft — Self2021
How to Become a Tyrant — Self (archive footage)2021

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Kim
Gender: male
Citizenship: North Korea
Place of birth: Ussuriysk
Place of death: Pyongyang
Spouse: Kim Ok
Father: Kim Il-sung
Mother: Kim Jong-suk
Sibling: Kim Man-il
Occupation: television director
Position held: Eternal leaders of North Korea
Educated at: Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
Political party: Workers’ Party of Korea
Languages spoken: Korean
Native language: Korean
Religion: atheism
Award: National Order of Mali
Family: Kim family
Military branch: Korean People’s Army
Military rank: Taewonsu
Image: Kim Jong-il on August 24, 2011.jpg
Residence: Ryongsong Residence

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Commons category: Kim Jong-il
cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1942-02-16
date of death: 2011-12-17
topic's main category: Category:Kim Jong Il
unmarried partner: Kim Ok
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: 김정일
place of burial: Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
ethnic group: Koreans
different from: Kim Jong-il
birth name: Юрий Ирсенович Ким

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Kim Jong Il (16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician and dictator who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his own death in 2011. Posthumously, Kim Jong Il was declared an Eternal Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

By the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of North Korea, thus being established the Kim family, and he assumed important posts in party and army organizations. Kim succeeded his father and founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, following his death in 1994. Kim was the General Secretary of the WPK, Member of WPK Presidium, Chairman of the WPK Central Military Commission, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of North Korea and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the fourth-largest standing army in the world.

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