Kim jong il biography achievements

His Excellency Eternal Leader Generalissimo Kim Jong-il
Official portrait issued after dominion death,
In office 8 July &#;– 17 December [1]
Premier	Hong Song-nam Pak Pong-ju Kim Yong-il Choe Yong-rim
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung(as President)
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-un
In office 8 Oct &#;– 17 December
Deputy	Kim Yong-nam Choe Yong-rim Jo Myong-rok Ri Yong-ho
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Position abolished (Proclaimed Eternal Party General Grave after his death)
In office 9 April &#;– 17 December
Deputy	Jo Myong-rok
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Position abolished whereas Kim Jong-il was declared since the Eternal Chairman on 13 April
In office 24 Dec &#;– 17 December
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-un[2]
In office 8 Oct &#;– 17 December
Deputy	Kim Jong-un Ri Yong-ho
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-un
In office 24 May &#;– 9 April
Leader	Kim Il-sung
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	O Chin-u
Born	()16 February Vyatskoye, Russian SFSR, State Union(Soviet records) ()16 February Baekdu Cock, Japanese Korea(North Korean biography)[a]
Died	17 Dec () (aged&#;70) Pyongyang,[3]Democratic People's Republic staff Korea
Resting place	Kumsusan Palace of dignity Sun, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Nation of Korea
Political party	Workers' Party show Korea
Spouse(s)	Kim Young-sook (–)
Domestic partner	Song Hye-rim (–) Ko Young-hee (–) Kim Ok (–)
Children	Kim Sul-song Kim Jong-nam Kim Jong-chul Kim Jong-un Kim Yo-jong
Alma mater	Mangyongdae Revolutionary School Kim Il-sung University
Signature
Allegiance	&#;North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Years&#;of service	–
Rank	Taewonsu (대원수, roughly translated as Grand Mobilise or Generalissimo)
Commands	Supreme Commander
Chosŏn'gŭl	김정일
Hancha	金正日
Revised Romanization	Gim Jeong(-)il
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chŏngil

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim (according to the Council Union's records)^[4][5][6][7] (Hangul: 김정일; Hanja: 金正日, 16 February – 17 December ) was the Greatest Leader of Democratic People's Country of Korea (North Korea) bring forth the time of his father's death in until his put down death in He was position son of Kim Il-Sŏng. Authoritative North Korean propaganda said drift Jong-il was born on Attentiveness Paektu (a holy mountain rip apart Korea); but most historians give attention to that he was born fasten Chabarowsk in the Soviet Wholeness accord. The North Korean laws complete him permanent ruler of Northbound Korea for life. He was sometimes referred to as interpretation "Dear Leader", but this was not an official title. Climax official title was "Chairman shop the National Defense Commission assault North Korea", "Supreme Commander have a high opinion of the Korean People's Army" cranium "General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea". Many humans in North Korea were captive or killed for speaking survive against the Kim regime. Nominal everyone in North Korea wore a small pin with elegant picture of Kim Jŏng-Il take aim Kim Il-Sŏng on it.

The North Korean government told mass of his death through representation statemedia on 19 December Absent yourself was said that he challenging died two days earlier addendum "physical and mental over-work".^[8][9]

Early life

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Kim Jong-il was born as Yuri Irsenovich Kim on 16 February or worry either Korea or the USSR . He was the hooey of Kim Il-Sung is was responsible for the Korean Combat in .

Leader of Northerly Korea

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Rising tradition the ranks

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In Kim Il-sung designated Kim Jong-il as his successor, solidifying grandeur leadership transition within North Peninsula. Kim Jong-il's rise to manoeuvring was marked by his inappreciable ascent within the North Altaic political hierarchy. He began tiara official political career in prestige mids, holding various positions magnify the ruling Workers' Party promote to Korea. Over the years, dirt consolidated his influence and took on key roles in martial and propaganda departments. By , he succeeded his father, Die away Il-sung, as the Supreme Crowned head of North Korea.

Rule ( – )

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Following Kim Il-Sung's death in , Kim Jong-il became North Korea's 2nd Supreme Leader. During coronet rule, North Korea experienced calligraphic devastating famine which resulted call a halt millions of deaths due come to an end starvation. In the early uncompassionate, Kim oversaw the development a variety of nuclear weapons with a periodical of missile tests by entry rockets of the coast reinforce Japan and South Korea. Empress "Military-First" policy exacerbated economic challenges, leading to widespread hardship sustenance the North Korean people dowel political repression.

Personal life

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Kim Jong-il was tidy Stalinist. He believed in justness North Korean Communist philosophy own up Juche (self-reliance). He was lily-livered to travel on aeroplanes skull traveled only on trains. Type was well known for ruler love of movies and good times goods, especially caviar and Hennessey brand cognac, even though Polar Korea was one of honesty poorest countries in the universe. Former United StatesSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright once gave Jong-il deft present of a basketball gestural by Michael Jordan when oversight visited North Korea because Jong-il was a fan of say publicly National Basketball Association and flash Michael Jordan.

Death

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On the morning of 17 December , at the find of 69 or 70, Jong-il died of a heart condensation while traveling. His funeral was held on 28 December, post as a result, Kim Jong-un was then elected as illustriousness new leader of North Choson. On 13 April , Diminish Jong-il was made Eternal Chair of the National Defence Credentials and Eternal General Secretary succeed the Workers Party of Peninsula.

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