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Kim Jong Un (English: / ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ʊ n,-ˈ uː n /; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.
Sep 11, 2023 · Analysts saw him as the heir-to-be after he was awarded a series of high-profile political posts. Swiss-educated like his brothers, Kim Jong Un avoided Western influence, returning home when...
4 days ago · Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor.
HONG KONG — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed his country's top general and ordered the military to step up war preparations “in an offensive way,” state media reported Thursday.
Dec 16, 2021 · Ten years ago, the world watched as a young Kim Jong Un solemnly walked beside his father’s hearse on a snowy morning in Pyongyang as distraught North Koreans wailed in grief.
Dec 16, 2021 · A look back at the key moments of Kim Jong Un's first decade as leader of North Korea, from his rise to power after his father's death to his nuclear diplomacy with Trump. The article also covers his high-profile executions, economic struggles, pandemic response and mysterious weight loss.
Dec 16, 2021 · How has life changed in North Korea under the young dictator who took power 10 years ago? Hear from 10 defectors who witnessed his rise, purges, nuclear tests and isolation.
