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North Korean state media did not report Kim Jong Il's death until 51 hours after it occurred, apparently due to political jockeying and discussions that surrounded the official version of his legacy, as well as agreeing upon the membership of his funeral committee. [ 5 ]
North Korean state television announced that leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69. He suffered a heart attack on board a train outside the capital, Pyongyang, on Saturday.
After his death, alongside "Eternal General Secretary" of the WPK, Kim Jong Il was declared "Eternal Chairman" of the now defunct National Defence Commission, in keeping with the tradition of establishing eternal posts for the dead members of the Kim dynasty.
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...
Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack at the age of 69, say state media reports, which blamed "overwork and stress". He will be buried on 28 December. The BBC's John Sudworth in...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il has died of apparent heart failure. He was 69. In a "special broadcast" Monday from the North Korean capital, state media said Kim died on a train due to a...
North Korea’s enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il – who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies – is dead, state media reported...
